Ferritins: A family of molecules for iron storage, antioxidation and more

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - General Subjects

Volumn 1790, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 589-599

  Arosio, Paolo ^a   Ingrassia, Rosaria ^a   Cavadini, Patrizia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Ferritin; Iron homeostasis; Mitochondria; Oxidative damage

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CERULOPLASMIN; FERRITIN; FERRITIN ANTIBODY; FERROUS ION; FREE RADICAL; HISTIDINE; LYSINE; PEROXIDE; PROTEIN SUBUNIT;

CATALYSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CYTOSOL; DETOXIFICATION; ENZYME STRUCTURE; FENTON REACTION; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; IRON METABOLISM; IRON OVERLOAD; IRON STORAGE; IRON TRANSPORT; MITOCHONDRIAL TOXICITY; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REFRACTORY ANEMIA WITH RINGED SIDEROBLASTS; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SIDEROBLASTIC ANEMIA; SOLID TUMOR; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; FERRITINS; HUMANS; IMMUNOTHERAPY; IRON; NEOPLASMS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION;

HEXAPODA; MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 67349100157     PISSN: 03044165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2008.09.004     Document Type: Review

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