Expression of Metallothioneins in Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Actinic Keratosis

Metallothioneins (MT) are low-molecular weight proteins implicated in heavy metal detoxification, zinc and cooper homeostasis and cell protection against free radicals. In variety of cancers MT-overexpression was shown, but there are just a few studies on the role of MT in skin carcinogenesis. Curre...

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Main Authors: Zamirska, Aleksandra, Matusiak, Łukasz, Dziegiel, Piotr, Szybejko-Machaj, Grażyna, Szepietowski, Jacek C.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Springer Netherlands 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3448047/