Hypoxic response of iron absorption is not affected by the Hfe gene knock-out in mice

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 170-172

  Laftah, Abas H ^a   Simpson, Robert J ^a   Beaumont, Nick ^b   Bahram, Seiamak ^c   Schümann, Klaus ^d   S Kaila S Srai, ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c INSERM   (France)

^d TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Haemochromatosis; Hypoxia; Iron absorption; Iron metabolism; Iron overload

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; IRON;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE; GENE DELETION; GENE FUNCTION; HAEMOCHROMATOSIS GENE; HYPOXIA; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; IRON ABSORPTION; IRON STORAGE; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; ANOXIA; GENE DELETION; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; IRON; LIVER; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT;

EID: 0141595880     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.2003.04559.x     Document Type: Article

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