Evidence for a link between iron metabolism and Nramp1 gene function in innate resistance against Mycobacterium avium

Immunology

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 165-168

  Gomes, M S ^a   Appelberg, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; DISEASE RESISTANCE; GENE FUNCTION; HUMAN; IRON METABOLISM; IRON TRANSPORT; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CARRIER PROTEINS; CATION TRANSPORT PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNITY, NATURAL; IRON; IRON-DEXTRAN COMPLEX; LIVER; MACROPHAGES; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, CONGENIC; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS;

EID: 0031783138     PISSN: 00192805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2567.1998.00630.x     Document Type: Article

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