Is hepcidin an iron cluster peptide?

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 554-555

  Marrif, Husnia ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPCIDIN; IRON; IRON REGULATORY PROTEIN 1; LACTOFERRIN; NATURAL RESISTANCE ASSOCIATED MACROPHAGE PROTEIN 2;

CELL ORGANELLE; INTERNALIZATION; IRON ABSORPTION; IRON TRANSPORT; LIVER; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PARACOCCUS DENITRIFICANS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SHORT SURVEY;

PARACOCCUS DENITRIFICANS;

EID: 1842505508     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2003.11.025     Document Type: Article

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