Review: Effects of iron overload on the immune system

Annals of Clinical and Laboratory Science

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 354-365

  Walker E M , Jr ^a   Walker, S M ^a  

^a MARSHALL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

B cells; Delayed hypersensitivity; Hemochromatosis; Immune system; Infectious diseases; Interferon; Iron overload; Macrophages; Phagocytosis; T cells; Tumor growth

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IRON; TRANSFERRIN;

ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; BETA THALASSEMIA; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; COMPLEMENT SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE; DYSERYTHROPOIESIS; HELPER CELL; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HEMOSIDEROSIS; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCTION; IMMUNOREGULATION; IRON OVERLOAD; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER INJURY; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUPPRESSOR CELL; B LYMPHOCYTE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; T LYMPHOCYTE;

B-LYMPHOCYTES; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; PHAGOCYTOSIS; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 0034303318     PISSN: 00917370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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