Ferritin: At the crossroads of iron and oxygen metabolism

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 133, Issue 5 SUPPL. 2, 2003, Pages

  Theil, Elizabeth C ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OAKLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Chelators; Combinatorial mRNA; Ferritin; Iron nutrition; Protein pores

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; IRON; IRON OXIDE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; OXYGEN;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; BIOAVAILABILITY; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON METABOLISM; IRON TRANSPORT; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; SOYBEAN;

ANIMALIA; GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 0038670716     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/133.5.1549s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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