Ferrochelatase

International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 995-1000

  Ferreira, Gloria C ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERROCHELATASE; FERROUS ION; PORPHYRIN; PROTOPORPHYRIN;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ERYTHROPOIETIC PROTOPORPHYRIA; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; IRON TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ANIMALS; FERROCHELATASE; HUMANS; PORPHYRIA, HEPATOERYTHROPOIETIC;

EID: 0032832181     PISSN: 13572725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1357-2725(99)00066-7     Document Type: Article

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