Mechanisms of heme iron absorption: Current questions and controversies

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 14, Issue 26, 2008, Pages 4101-4110

  West, Adrian R ^a   Oates, Phillip S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Heme absorption; Heme oxygenase; Heme transporter; Iron; Receptor mediated endocytosis

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; CARRIER PROTEIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; HEME; HEME OXYGENASE; HEME RECEPTOR; HEME TRANSPORTER; IRON; NATURAL RESISTANCE ASSOCIATED MACROPHAGE PROTEIN 2; PROTEIN FLVCR; PROTEIN HCP1; PROTEIN PCFT; RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CATION TRANSPORT PROTEIN; HEME OXYGENASE 1; HEME OXYGENASE 2; HEME OXYGENASE-2; SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY 11 (PROTON COUPLED DIVALENT METAL ION TRANSPORTERS), MEMBER 2; SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY 11- (PROTON-COUPLED DIVALENT METAL ION TRANSPORTERS), MEMBER 2;

CATABOLISM; CELL LINE; CYTOPLASM; DIET; DISEASE MODEL; DUODENUM; EDITORIAL; ENDOCYTOSIS; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; INFECTION; INTESTINE BRUSH BORDER; INTESTINE CELL; IRON ABSORPTION; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON TRANSPORT; MALABSORPTION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POINT MUTATION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; UPREGULATION; ABSORPTION; ANIMAL; IRON INTAKE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL;

ABSORPTION; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CATION TRANSPORT PROTEINS; ENDOCYTOSIS; ENTEROCYTES; HEME; HEME OXYGENASE (DECYCLIZING); HEME OXYGENASE-1; HUMANS; IRON; IRON, DIETARY;

EID: 54049093319     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.14.4101     Document Type: Editorial

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