The Nramp1 protein and its role in resistance to infection and macrophage function

Proceedings of the Association of American Physicians

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 283-289

  Canonne Hergaux, F ^a   Gruenheid, S ^a   Govoni, G ^a   Gros, P ^a  

^a NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Infection; Iron transport; Nramp; Phagosome

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ALLELE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CATION TRANSPORT; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC MODEL; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HOST RESISTANCE; INFECTION RESISTANCE; LEISHMANIA; MACROPHAGE FUNCTION; MOUSE; MYCOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SALMONELLA;

EID: 0032779319     PISSN: 1081650X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1381.1999.99236.x     Document Type: Review

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