Heme (dys)homeostasis and liver disease
Heme is essential for a variety of proteins involved in vital physiological functions in the body, such as oxygen transport, drug metabolism, biosynthesis of steroids, signal transduction, antioxidant defense and mitochondrial respiration. However, free heme is potentially cytotoxic due to the capac...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2024-07-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Physiology |
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| Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2024.1436897/full |