Medical Dictionary
metallothionein
noun me·tal·lo·thio·ne·in \-ˌthī-ə-ˈnē-ən\
Medical Definition of METALLOTHIONEIN
: any of various metal-binding proteins involved in the metabolism of copper and zinc in body tissue (as of the liver) and in the binding of toxic metals (as cadmium)
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