... GIF, in 1991, sparked considerable interest in understanding the role of all MTs in the brain, and particularlywithin the injured or diseased brain. In the case of GIF, the protein has many neuroprotective ... Kohmura E, Sakaki T, Nonaka M,Yamada K, Yamashita T, Kishiguchi T, Sakaguchi T &Hayakawa T (1997) Expression of growth inhibitoryfactor mRNA after focal ischemia in rat brain. J CerebBlood ... within the brain. Furthermore, the discovery and continued investigation of this brain-spe-cific MT isoform has led to intense interest in the roles of the entire MT family in the brain, with particularfocus...