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Like iron in the blood of the people: the requirement for heme trafficking in iron metabolism
Heme is an iron-containing porphyrin ring that serves as a prosthetic group in proteins that function in diverse metabolic pathways. Heme is also a major source of bioavailable iron in the human diet. While the synthesis of heme has been well-characterized, the pathways for heme trafficking remain p...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4045156/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24926267 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2014.00126 |