Iron regulatory protein as an endogenous sensor of iron in rat intestinal mucosa: Possible implications for the regulation of iron absorption

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 260, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 362-372

  Schümann, Klaus ^a   Moret, Rémy ^b   Künzle, Heinz ^a   Kühn, Lukas C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b Anat Anst Ludwig Maximilians Univ ^*

Author keywords

Intestinal absorption; Iron; Iron regulatory protein; Regulation

Indexed keywords

IRON; IRON REGULATORY FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRUSH BORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPT CELL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; INTESTINE CELL; INTESTINE MUCOSA; INTESTINE VILLUS; IRON ABSORPTION; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON METABOLISM; IRON TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RNA BINDING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033106390     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.1999.00155.x     Document Type: Article

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