Contributions of β2-microglobulin-dependent molecules and lymphocytes to iron regulation: Insights from HfeRag1-/- and β2mRag1 -/- double knock-out mice

Blood

Volumn 103, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 2847-2849

  Miranda, Carlos J ^b   Makui, Hortence ^b   Andrews, Nancy C ^b   Santos, Manuela M ^a  

^a NOTRE DAME HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 MICROGLOBULIN; HFE PROTEIN; IRON; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1; RAG1 PROTEIN; HFE PROTEIN, MOUSE; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 1; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; RAG 1 PROTEIN; RAG-1 PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HEART; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HEREDITARY HEMOCHROMATOSIS; IRON OVERLOAD; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; LYMPHOCYTE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; ANIMAL; GENE; GENETICS; HEART MUSCLE; HOMEOSTASIS; METABOLISM; MOUSE MUTANT; MUTATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BETA 2-MICROGLOBULIN; GENES, RAG-1; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HOMEOSTASIS; IRON; LYMPHOCYTES; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MUTATION; MYOCARDIUM; PANCREAS;

EID: 1642302853     PISSN: 00064971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1182/blood-2003-09-3300     Document Type: Article

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