Cell biology of heme

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 318, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 241-256

  Ponka, Prem ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

5 Aminolevulinic acid synthase; Carbon monoxide; Erythroid cells; Heme oxygenase; Heme synthesis; Heme regulated inhibitor; Iron metabolism; Iron regulatory proteins (IRPs); Iron regulatory elements (IREs); Nitric oxide; Transferrin receptor

Indexed keywords

5 AMINOLEVULINATE SYNTHASE; CARBON MONOXIDE; CYTOCHROME; HEME; HEME OXYGENASE; HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOPROTEIN; IRON; MESSENGER RNA; NITRIC OXIDE; REGULATOR PROTEIN; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR;

BIOSYNTHESIS; CATALYSIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ERYTHROID CELL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; IRON METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0033511832     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9629(15)40628-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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