Decreased hepcidin mRNA expression in thalassemic mice [1]

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 123-124

  Adamsky, Konstantin ^a   Weizer, Orly ^a   Amariglio, Ninette ^a   Breda, Laura ^b   Harmelin, Alon ^c   Rivella, Stefano ^b   Rachmilewitz, Eliezer ^d   Rechavi, Gideon ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^d WOLFSON MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Hepcidin; Iron overload; Neutral gelatinase associated lipocalin; Thalassemia

Indexed keywords

BETA GLOBIN; FERROPORTIN 1; HEMOCHROMATOSIS TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR 1; HEMOCHROMATOSIS TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR 2; HEMOGLOBIN A; HEPCIDIN; LIPOCALIN; MESSENGER RNA; NEUTRAL GELATINASE ASSOCIATED LIPOCALIN; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; BETA THALASSEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; HEART FAILURE; IRON ABSORPTION; IRON OVERLOAD; LETTER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; THALASSEMIA;

ANIMALS; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; RNA, MESSENGER; THALASSEMIA;

EID: 0346433908     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.2003.04734.x     Document Type: Letter

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