The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry
Volume 12, Issue 11 , Pages 655-661 , November 2001

Labile intracellular zinc is associated with 3T3 cell growth

  • Shirley C Paski

      Affiliations

    • Food, Nutrition, and Health Program, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4, Canada
    • ,
  • Zhaoming Xu

      Affiliations

    • Food, Nutrition, and Health Program, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-604-822-6253; fax: +1-604-822-5143

Received 21 March 2001 ,Revised 2 July 2001 ,Accepted 8 August 2001.

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The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry
Volume 12, Issue 11 , Pages 655-661 , November 2001

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