Uptake of Non-Transferrin Iron by Erythroid Cells
Most of the iron in the plasma is bound to transferrin (Tf) and is taken up by cells through their surface Tf receptors (TfRs). Under pathological conditions of iron-overload, the plasma iron which is in excess of the binding capacity of Tf is present as non-Tf-bound iron. We probed the uptake of no...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2011-01-01
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Series: | Anemia |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/945289 |