Molecular insights into the regulation of iron metabolism during the prenatal and early postnatal periods

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 23-38

  Lipiński, Paweł ^a   Styś, Agnieszka ^a   Starzyński, Rafał R ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND ANIMAL BREEDING   (Poland)

Author keywords

Early postnatal development; Fetus; Hepcidin; Iron; Placenta

Indexed keywords

CD71 ANTIGEN; CERULOPLASMIN; FERRITIN; FERROPORTIN; HAPTOGLOBIN; HEME; HEMOJUVELIN; HEMOPEXIN; HEPCIDIN; HFE PROTEIN; IRON; IRON REGULATORY PROTEIN 1; IRON REGULATORY PROTEIN 2; MESSENGER RNA; NATURAL RESISTANCE ASSOCIATED MACROPHAGE PROTEIN 2;

ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME REGULATION; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON METABOLISM; IRON RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; IRON TRANSPORT; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PIGLET; PRENATAL PERIOD; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FETUS; HEME; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; IRON; MICE; MODELS, ANIMAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; RATS; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 84872305621     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: 14209071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-012-1018-1     Document Type: Review

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