A role for mucin in the absorption of inorganic iron and other metal cations: A study in rats

Gastroenterology

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 1991, Pages 129-136

  Conrad, Marcel E ^a,b   Umbreit, Jay N ^a   Moore, Elizabeth G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

^b University of South Alabama Mitchell Cancer Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MUCIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATION TRANSPORT; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; IRON BINDING CAPACITY; IRON TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0026098238     PISSN: 00165085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0016-5085(91)90592-9     Document Type: Article

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