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Modulation of iron homeostasis in macrophages by bacterial intracellular pathogens
BACKGROUND: Intracellular bacterial pathogens depend on acquisition of iron for their success as pathogens. The host cell requires iron as an essential component for cellular functions that include innate immune defense mechanisms. The transferrin receptor TfR1 plays an important part for delivering...
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BioMed Central
2010
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2838877/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20184753 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2180-10-64 |