Iron Metabolism, Iron Deficiency and Disorders of Haem Synthesis

Postgraduate Haematology: Fifth Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 26-43

  Worwood, Mark ^a   Hoffbrand, A Victor ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cellular iron homeostasis; Iron absorption; Iron deficiency; Iron metabolism; Transferrin receptors

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890750605     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470987056.ch3     Document Type: Chapter

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