Hepcidin and the iron-infection axis.

Iron lies at the center of a battle for nutritional resource between higher organisms and their microbial pathogens. The iron status of the human host affects the pathogenicity of numerous infections including malaria, HIV-1, and tuberculosis. Hepcidin, an antimicrobial-like peptide hormone, has eme...

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Egile Nagusiak: Drakesmith, A, Prentice, A
Formatua: Journal article
Hizkuntza:English
Argitaratua: 2012