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A structural comparison of human serum transferrin and human lactoferrin
The transferrins are a family of proteins that bind free iron in the blood and bodily fluids. Serum transferrins function to deliver iron to cells via a receptor-mediated endocytotic process as well as to remove toxic free iron from the blood and to provide an anti-bacterial, low-iron environment. L...
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Springer US
2007
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2547852/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17216400 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10534-006-9062-7 |