title: Metallothioneins initiate semiconducting nanoparticle cellular toxicity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, USA.
authors.forename: Baikuntha P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Aryal
authors.forename: Kosh P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Neupane
authors.forename: Marinella G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Sandros
authors.forename: David E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Benson
mesh_terms: D019187:Cadmium Compounds; D004578:Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy; D005609:Free Radicals; D013058:Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods; D008668:Metallothionein / Q000737:chemistry / Q000502:physiology*; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000737:chemistry; D010455:Peptides / Q000737:chemistry; D011506:Proteins / Q000737:chemistry; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D018036:Selenium Compounds; D012666:Semiconductors; D019032:Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization; D013440:Sulfides / Q000737:chemistry; D017967:Zinc Compounds / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D019187:Cadmium Compounds; D005609:Free Radicals; D010455:Peptides; D011506:Proteins; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D018036:Selenium Compounds; D013440:Sulfides; D017967:Zinc Compounds; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D008668:Metallothionein; C058667:cadmium selenide; C031238:zinc sulfide