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Relative bioavailability of organic zinc sources based on tissue zinc and metallothionein in chicks fed conventional dietary zinc concentrations by Cao, J, Henry, P.R, Davis, S.R, Cousins, R.J, Miles, R.D, Littell, R.C, Ammerman, C.B

“…An experiment was conducted to estimate relative bioavailability (RBV) of Zn in Zinc proteinate and Zinc methionine compared to Zinc acetate as the standard. A…”
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70. Targeting Zinc Transporter ZIP4 Inhibits Pancreatic Cancer Progession by Li, M, Zhang, Y, Bharadwaj, U, Cousins, R.J, Fisher, W.E, Brunicardi, F, Logsdon, C.D, Chen, C, Yao, Q

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Cysteine-rich intestinal protein binds zinc during transmucosal zinc transport by Hempe, J.M. (University of Florida, Gainesville, FL), Cousins, R.J

“…The mechanism of zinc absorption has not been delineated, but kinetic studies show that both passive and carrier-mediated processes are involved. We have…”
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Zinc supplementation of young men alters metallothionein, zinc transporter, and cytokine gene expression in leukocyte populations by Aydemir, T.B, Blanchard, R.K, Cousins, R.J

“…An effective measure to assess zinc status of humans has remained elusive, in contrast to iron, where a number of indicators of metabolism/function are…”
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Metallothionein and zinc transporters as components of the regulatory system for zinc metabolism and function by Cousins, R.J.

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Mammalian zinc transporters by McMahon, R J, Cousins, R J

“…Genes that are involved in mammalian zinc transport recently have been cloned. These all predict proteins with multiple membrane spanning regions, and most…”
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Metallothionein synthesis and degradation: relationship to cadmium metabolism by Cousins, R.J

“…Metallothionein is an integral component of the mechanism that regulates the metabolism of cadmium and zinc. The synthesis of this protein can be "induced" by…”
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Dietary zinc modulates gene expression in murine thymus: results from a comprehensive differential display screening by Moore, J.B, Blanchard, R.K, Cousins, R.J

“…Differential mRNA display was used to comprehensively screen the murine thymic transcriptome for genes modulated in vivo by dietary zinc. A moderate feeding…”
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Metallothionein expression is increased in monocytes and erythrocytes of young men during zinc supplementation by Sullivan, V K, Burnett, F R, Cousins, R J

“…The metallothionein gene is transcriptionally regulated by zinc. Consequently, metallothionein has potential for serving as an index of dietary zinc status in…”
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Metallothionein knockout and transgenic mice exhibit altered intestinal processing of zinc with uniform zinc-dependent zinc transporter-1 expression by Davis, S R, McMahon, R J, Cousins, R J

“…A role for metallothionein in intestinal zinc absorption has been the subject of considerable debate. If metallothionein affects zinc absorption, then those…”
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Differential display of intestinal mRNAs regulated by dietary zinc by Blanchard, R.K. (University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.), Cousins, R.J

“…Regulation of gene expression by zinc is well established, especially through the metal response elements of the metallothionein genes; however, most other…”
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Metal elements and gene expression by COUSINS, R. J

“…The purpose of this review is to provide a nutritional perspective of findings on transcriptional regulation of gene expression by trace elements, including…”
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Degradation of cadmium-thionein in rat liver and kidney by Feldman, S L, Squibb, K S, Cousins, R J

“…[3 H] Cystine and 115mCd were incorporated into hepatic and renal Cd-thionein in response to sc administration of 4.4 mumol of Cd2+ containing 115mCd…”
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Nuclear zinc uptake and interactions and metallothionein gene expression are influenced by dietary zinc in rats by Cousins, R J, Lee-Ambrose, L M

“…Regulation of metallothionein gene expression by dietary zinc and the relationship of dietary zinc to nuclear zinc uptake was examined in growing rats. Zinc…”
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Competitive reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction shows that dietary zinc supplementation in humans increases monocyte metallothionein mRNA levels by Sullivan, V K, Cousins, R J

“…Zinc status is difficult to evaluate in humans. Metallothionein gene expression is transcriptionally regulated by dietary zinc and thus could serve as an…”
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Mechanisms of caeruloplasmin biosynthesis in normal and copper-deficient rats by Gitlin, J.D, Schroeder, J.J, Lee-Ambrose, L.M, Cousins, R.J

“…To examine the mechanisms of holo-caeruloplasmin biosynthesis, we measured the serum caeruloplasmin concentration and oxidase activity, hepatic caeruloplasmin…”
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Upregulation of rat intestinal uroguanylin mRNA by dietary zinc restriction by Blanchard, R.K. (University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.), Cousins, R.J

“…A cDNA for the rat uroguanylin precursor was identified, by differential display of intestinal mRNA, as upregulated in zinc-deficient rats and subsequently was…”
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Relative bioavailability of two organic and two inorganic zinc sources fed to sheep by Rojas, L.X. (University of Florida, Gainesville.), McDowell, L.R, Cousins, R.J, Martin, F.G, Wilkinson, N.S, Johnson, A.B, Velasquez, J.B

“…A study was conducted to compare supplemental Zn lysine (ZnLys), Zn methionine (ZnMet), ZnSO4, and ZnO on Zn, Cu, and metallothionein (MT) concentrations in…”
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Content of sodium and potassium in supraspinatus muscle from hypovitaminotic A Holstein calves by Hall, Jr, R C, Rousseau, Jr, J E, Cousins, R J, Eaton, H D

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Erythrocyte Metallothionein as an Index of Zinc Status in Humans by Grider, Arthur, Bailey, Lynn B., Cousins, Robert J.

“…Metallothionein concentrations in erythrocyte lysates derived from human subjects were measured by an ELISA procedure. IgG obtained from serum of sheep…”
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