Brain iron accumulation in unexplained fetal and infant death victims with smoker mothers-The possible involvement of maternal methemoglobinemia

BACKGROUND: Iron is involved in important vital functions as an essential component of the oxygen-transporting heme mechanism. In this study we aimed to evaluate whether oxidative metabolites from maternal cigarette smoke could affect iron homeostasis in the brain of victims of sudden unexplained fe...

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Autores principales: Lavezzi, Anna M, Mohorovic, Lucijan, Alfonsi, Graziella, Corna, Melissa F, Matturri, Luigi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3146836/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21733167
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2431-11-62

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3146836/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21733167
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2431-11-62

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