Re: metallothionein, retinol, retinoic, Ceruloplasmin

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>Interestingly, retinol pretreatment significantly

> increased MT in the liver by sevenfold, but had no effect on lung,

kidney,

> testicular, or pancreatic MT content.

> Zinc markedly increased liver metallothionein levels whereas

> 13-cis-retinoic acid was a much less potent inducer of the protein

in liver.

It appears that the " bad, evil, all trans " vitamin A in those little

25,000 IU capsules is the best way to increase MT levels,

zinc kinda sorta works, e. g. MT promoter, and

" good, virtuous, natural " 13 cis vitamin A doesn't work very well at

all even when used in twice the amount of the all trans vitamin A.

Andy . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .