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Purification and characterization of lead-induced zinc thionein in the liver of rats

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  1. Department of Hygienic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagasaki University, 1-14 Bunkyo-cho, 852, Nagasaki, Japan

    Koji Arizono, Toshihiko Ito & Toshihiko Ariyoshi

  2. Department of Biochemistry, The Daiichi College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 22-1 Tamagawa-cho, 815, Minami-ku, Japan

    Shoshi Ota

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Arizono, K., Ito, T., Ota, S. et al. Purification and characterization of lead-induced zinc thionein in the liver of rats. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 35, 143–148 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01636492

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