New insights into erythropoiesis: The roles of folate, vitamin B 12, and iron

Annual Review of Nutrition

Volumn 24, Issue , 2004, Pages 105-131

  Koury, Mark J ^a   Ponka, Prem ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Erythrocytes; Heme; Iron deficiency anemia; Megaloblastic anemia

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; DNA; FOLIC ACID; GLOBIN; HEME; IRON; PROTEIN; PURINE; THYMIDINE PHOSPHATE;

AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; APOPTOSIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; DNA SYNTHESIS; ERYTHROBLAST; ERYTHROCYTE; ERYTHROPOIESIS; GLOBIN SYNTHESIS; HEMOGLOBIN SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON METABOLISM; IRON TRANSPORT; MEGALOBLASTIC ANEMIA; METABOLIC REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; REVIEW; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY;

APOPTOSIS; ERYTHROPOIESIS; FOLIC ACID; HUMANS; IRON; VITAMIN B 12;

EID: 3142674792     PISSN: 01999885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.nutr.24.012003.132306     Document Type: Review

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