Lack of Plasma Protein Hemopexin Results in Increased Duodenal Iron Uptake.

Lack of Plasma Protein Hemopexin Results in Increased Duodenal Iron Uptake.

PURPOSE:The body concentration of iron is regulated by a fine equilibrium between absorption and losses of iron. Iron can be absorbed from diet as inorganic iron or as heme. Hemopexin is an acute phase protein that limits iron access to microorganisms. Moreover, it is the plasma protein with the hig...

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Main Authors: Veronica Fiorito, Simonetta Geninatti Crich, Lorenzo Silengo, Silvio Aime, Fiorella Altruda, Emanuela Tolosano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3694894?pdf=render

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