The Proceedings of the Fourth International Metallothionein Meeting (MT-97) feature the latest research on metallothionein. The book covers a broad range of topics which provide important information for both basic and clinical investigators. The selected 94 articles in this book are written by the leading scientists in the field around the world. This is an increasingly important, multi-disciplinary area of study that has benefitted from recent advances in concepts and methodologies from other fields.

Inhalt
Metallothionein nomenclature and structure.- Chemical and analytical aspects of metallothionein.- Metallothionein in non-mammalian tissues.- Transcription factors.- Role of metallothionein in reproduction, development and cell proliferation.- Metallothionein in brain disease.- Role of metallothionein in copper metabolism, diabetes and autoimmune disease.- Role of metallothionein in Cd-induced nephrotoxicity and bone loss.- Role of metallothionein in oxidative stress.- Metallothionein and carcinogenesis.- Metallothioneins as biomarkers.