Pasternak C A
Department of Biochemistry, St George's Hospital Medical School, London, UK.
Biosci Rep. 1988 Dec;8(6):579-83. doi: 10.1007/BF01117337.
Certain cytotoxic agents damage cells by the induction of pores across their plasma membrane. Ca2+ and Zn2+ protect against such damage by promoting pore closure. Zn2+ may play a beneficial role in this regard in certain disease states.