Iron absorption: Biochemical and molecular insights into the importance of iron species for intestinal uptake

Pharmacology and Toxicology

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 97-102

  Cremonesi, Piero ^a   Acebron, Alvaro ^b   Raja, Kishor B ^c   Simpson, Robert J ^c  

^a Italfarmaco SpA   (Italy)

^b Italfarmaco S A   (Spain)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRON; IRON REGULATORY FACTOR; OXIDOREDUCTASE;

BRUSH BORDER; CELL MEMBRANE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CLONING; DRUG DESIGN; DRUG SYNTHESIS; GENE; HUMAN; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; INTESTINE MUCOSA; IRON ABSORPTION; IRON METABOLISM; IRON TRANSPORT; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; SHORT SURVEY; SPECIES;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; INTESTINES; IRON; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0036749741     PISSN: 09019928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0773.2002.910301.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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