A comparative study of Metallothionein gene expression in peripheral lymphocytes and blood cadmium level among die casting male workers

• Main Authors: Ooi, Keok Loo, Adon, Mohd Yusoff, Cheah, Yoke Kqueen, Ismail, Patimah, Mat Jais, Abdul Manan
• Format: Article
• Published: Canadian Center of Science and Education 2010
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/12664/; http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/gjhs/article/view/5162

Cadmium were found in the die casting factory as by product of zinc alloy that used in the manufacturing of die cast. Metallothionein (MT) a carrier protein plays an important role in the detoxification process of cadmium in human. The usefulness of MT gene expression in peripheral blood lymphocytes...