Critical Role of Zinc as Either an Antioxidant or a Prooxidant in Cellular Systems

<div>Involvement of zinc as an antioxidant. AP-1: activator protein 1; Cu: copper; Fe: iron; MT: metallothionein; MTF-1: metal-responsive transcription factor-1; NF-<i>κ</i>B: nuclear factor kappa-B; p53: tumor suppressor p53; SOD: superoxide dismutase.</div>

Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity

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Figure 1: Critical Role of Zinc as Either an Antioxidant or a Prooxidant in Cellular Systems 