Metallothionein-3 is a clinical biomarker for tissue zinc levels in nasal mucosa

In this study, we examined the correlation between MT3 expression and zinc levels in nasal mucosa and primary human nasal epithelial cells (HNECs) to investigate whether MT3 could be a clinical biomarker for tissue zinc levels.

Source: Auris, Nasus, Larynx - January 29, 2021 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Masanobu Suzuki, Mahnaz Ramezanpour, Clare Cooksley, Kazuhiro Ogi, Alkis J. Psaltis, Yuji Nakamaru, Akihiro Homma, Peter-John Wormald, Sarah Vreugde Tags: Original Article Source Type: research