Objective To developan optimal treating way to induce the most production of metallothionein in mouse liver.Methods Trauma,starvation,zinc(Zn),cadmium(Cd),Zn-Cd mixture,all together five kinds of stress factors and 19 treating ways,were used as inducers to enhance the production of metallothionein in Kunming mouse liver,designed according to the duration-effect and dose-effect relationship.Results The production of metallothionein induced by starvation was the least among all inducers,the longer the mouse-hungry time the higher production o...