Is hepcidin the bridge linking Helicobacter pylori and anemia of chronic infection? A research proposal

Panminerva Medica

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 165-169

  Pellicano, R ^a   Rizzetto, M ^a,b  

^a MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anemia; Anemia, iron deficiency; Helicobacter pylori

Indexed keywords

HEPCIDIN; IRON;

ERADICATION THERAPY; ERYTHROPOIESIS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; INFECTION; IRON ABSORPTION; IRON BINDING CAPACITY; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON THERAPY; IRON TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; PATHOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PREVALENCE; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; ANIMALS; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; CHRONIC DISEASE; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS;

EID: 11844305062     PISSN: 00310808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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