Metallothioneins in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: Importance in Pathogenesis and Potential Therapy Target

Figure 1

Analysis of immunohistochemical expression of metallothioneins I-II isoforms. (a) Low expression in colon epithelial cells and (b) high expression in colon epithelial cells and in some inflammatory cells in the tissue stroma. Magnification × 200. The immunohistochemical reactions were performed according to the IHC method described by Jankowska-Konsur et al. [30].

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