Known and potential roles of transferrin in iron biology

BioMetals

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 677-686

  Bartnikas, Thomas B ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anemia; Atransferrinemia; Hepcidin; Hypotransferrinemia; Iron; Manganese; Transferrin

Indexed keywords

COPPER; HEPCIDIN; IRON; MANGANESE; TRANSFERRIN;

ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BINDING AFFINITY; DRUG EFFICACY; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HUMAN; IRON ABSORPTION; IRON METABOLISM; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER CELL; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; TRANSFERRIN BLOOD LEVEL; TRANSFERRIN DEFICIENCY;

ANEMIA; ANIMALS; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; HUMANS; IRON; MANGANESE; METAL METABOLISM, INBORN ERRORS; MICE; TRANSFERRIN;

ANIMALIA; MUS;

EID: 84864912962     PISSN: 09660844     EISSN: 15728773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10534-012-9520-3     Document Type: Article

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