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. 2012 Oct-Dec;2(4):443–451. doi: 10.4103/2045-8932.105032

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NO elevated zinc from MT inhibits apoptosis in pulmonary endothelial cells. Illustrates the link between apoptosis and elevation in labile zinc (via NO-MT signaling), which in turn inhibits capsase-3 activity in pulmonary endothelial cells. Modified figure from references.[34,40]