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Cellular and molecular biology of metals / edited by Rudolfs K. Zalups, D. James Koropatnick. — Boca Raton, Fla. : CRC ; London : Taylor & Francis [distributor], 2010. – (58.178/C393) |
Contents
Contents
Preface
Editors
Contributors
Chapter 1 Cellular Inorganic Chemistry Concepts and Examples 1
Chapter 2 Molecular and Cellular Biology of Mercury in the Kidneys 35
Chapter 3 Essential and Toxic Metal Transport in the Liver 79
Chapter 4 Molecular and Cell Biology of Lead 113
Chapter 5 Transport and Biological Impact of Manganese 127
Chapter 6 Metallothionein and Metal Homeostasis 143
Chapter 7 Cellular and Molecular Biology of Iron-Binding Proteins 167
Chapter 8 The Regulatory and Signaling Functions of Zinc Ions in Human Cellular Physiology
Chapter 9 Glutathione, Protein Thiols, and Metal Homeostasis 213
Chapter 10 Ionic and Molecular Mimicry and the Transport of Metals 241
Chapter 11 Heavy Metal Transport and Detoxification in Crustacean Gastrointestinal and Renal Epithelial Cells 295
Chapter 12 Metals and Cell Adhesion Molecules 327
Chapter 13 Iron Metabolism and Disease 351
Chapter 14 Metal Influences on Immune Function 379
Index 415