title: [Zinc essentiality and toxicity. Biophysical aspects].
abstract: In this review the current conceptions concerning zinc biology, its metabolism and transport into the cells, its homeostasis, a role in the functioning of the human immune and endocrine systems, participation in cell signaling and its cytotoxicity, as well as the biophysical mechanisms of action of zinc ions action at the elevated concentrations on human blood cells were analyzed.
authors.forename: Yu M
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Harmasa
authors.forename: E I
authors.initials: EI
authors.lastname: Slobozhanina
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D027682:Cation Transport Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008668:Metallothionein / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction; D015032:Zinc / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000633:toxicity
chemical_list: D027682:Cation Transport Proteins; D008668:Metallothionein; D015032:Zinc