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Molecular biology and toxicology of metals : with emphasis on metal transport, metabolism and metal influences on gene expression and cell signalling / edited by Rudolps K. Zalups and D. James Koropatnick.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Taylor & Francis, 2000.Description: 600p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780748407989 (hbk.) :
  • 0748407987 (hbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 615.9253 ZAL
LOC classification:
  • RA1231.M52 M65 2000
Contents:
Ch. 11. Transport of metals in the gastrointestinal system and kidneys -- Ch. 12. Molecular mechanisms of hepatic metal transport -- Ch. 13. Role of glutathione in the metabolism, transport and toxicity of metals -- Ch. 14. Role of metallothionein in the metabolism, transport and toxicity of metals -- Ch. 15. Metal ions and the cytoskeleton -- Ch. 16. The role of metals in oxidative damage and redox cell-signaling derangement -- Ch. 17. Copper ion regulation of gene expression in yeast -- Ch. 18. Toxic and essential metals in the cellular response to signals.
Ch. 1. Characterizing metal ion interactions with biological molecules - the spectroscopy of metallothionein -- Ch. 2. Biochemical pathways in cadmium toxicity -- Ch. 3. Arsenic -- Ch. 4. Chromium and nickel -- Ch. 5. Transport of soft metals in procaryotes -- Ch. 6. Metal transport and metabolism -- Ch. 7. The role of ion channels in the transport of metals into excitable and nonexcitable cells -- Ch. 8. Responses of the respiratory tract to cadmium -- Ch. 9. Mercury: molecular interactions and mimicry in the kidney -- Ch. 10. Transport of metals in the nervous system
Summary: This text gives a critical review and analysis of research in metal ion transport and metabolism in cells. It details mechanisms in the handling and toxicity of metals in specific organs, and the role of metals in signalling and transcription.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ch. 11. Transport of metals in the gastrointestinal system and kidneys -- Ch. 12. Molecular mechanisms of hepatic metal transport -- Ch. 13. Role of glutathione in the metabolism, transport and toxicity of metals -- Ch. 14. Role of metallothionein in the metabolism, transport and toxicity of metals -- Ch. 15. Metal ions and the cytoskeleton -- Ch. 16. The role of metals in oxidative damage and redox cell-signaling derangement -- Ch. 17. Copper ion regulation of gene expression in yeast -- Ch. 18. Toxic and essential metals in the cellular response to signals.

Ch. 1. Characterizing metal ion interactions with biological molecules - the spectroscopy of metallothionein -- Ch. 2. Biochemical pathways in cadmium toxicity -- Ch. 3. Arsenic -- Ch. 4. Chromium and nickel -- Ch. 5. Transport of soft metals in procaryotes -- Ch. 6. Metal transport and metabolism -- Ch. 7. The role of ion channels in the transport of metals into excitable and nonexcitable cells -- Ch. 8. Responses of the respiratory tract to cadmium -- Ch. 9. Mercury: molecular interactions and mimicry in the kidney -- Ch. 10. Transport of metals in the nervous system

This text gives a critical review and analysis of research in metal ion transport and metabolism in cells. It details mechanisms in the handling and toxicity of metals in specific organs, and the role of metals in signalling and transcription.

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