title: Effect of protein calorie malnutrition and calcium deficiency on hepatic iso-metallothioneins in Cd-exposed monkeys.
abstract: Oral administration of cadmium results in the induction of metallothionein in liver of rhesus monkeys subjected to protein calorie malnutrition and calcium deficiency. Metallothionein was resolved into three iso-proteins viz. MTa, MTb & MTc which varied in their quantities and metal composition in these nutritional stress conditions. 'MTc' was the major iso-protein in protein calorie malnourished monkeys, while 'MTb' predominated in the calcium deficient group.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002104:Cadmium / Q000494:pharmacology; D002105:Cadmium Poisoning / Q000378:metabolism*; D002118:Calcium / Q000172:deficiency*; D003600:Cytosol / Q000378:metabolism; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D008253:Macaca mulatta; D008297:Male; D008668:Metallothionein / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D011502:Protein-Energy Malnutrition / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D002104:Cadmium; D008668:Metallothionein; D002118:Calcium