Measurement of Transferrin- and Non-transferrin-bound Iron Uptake by Mouse Tissues

Iron in blood plasma is bound to its transport protein transferrin, which delivers iron to most tissues. In iron overload and certain pathological conditions, the carrying capacity of transferrin can become exceeded, giving rise to non-transferrin-bound iron, which is taken up preferentially by the...

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Main Authors: Supak Jenkitkasemwong, Chia-Yu Wang, Mitchell Knutson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bio-protocol LLC 2016-09-01
Series:Bio-Protocol
Online Access:https://bio-protocol.org/en/bpdetail?id=1922&type=0