Table 1.

Metallothionein Levels in Proximal and Distal Small Intestine of Mice

MT (μg/g tissue)	Con	EtOH	Zn	Zn+EtOH
KO
Duodenum	1.92 ± 0.14	1.70 ± 0.29	2.21 ± 0.79	1.86 ± 0.50
Ileum	1.07 ± 0.37	1.66 ± 0.66	0.84 ± 0.15	0.71 ± 0.42
WT
Duodenum	7.13 ± 2.71*	26.42 ± 15.02*†	22.44 ± 8.54*†	5.45 ± 2.51*
Ileum	1.85 ± 0.21*	18.55 ± 4.87*†	4.24 ± 4.10	2.92 ± 0.85*

Data are means ± S.D. (n = 4). 

^*, Significantly different from corresponding KO (p < 0.05). 

^†, Significantly different from control (p < 0.05).