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The Heme Connection: Linking Erythrocytes and Macrophage Biology

Erythroid function and development is intimately linked to macrophages. The primary function of erythrocytes is oxygen delivery, which is mediated by iron-containing hemoglobin. The major source of this iron is a recycling pathway where macrophages scavenge old and damaged erythrocytes to release ir...

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Autores principales: Alam, Md Zahidul, Devalaraja, Samir, Haldar, Malay
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5256077/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28167947
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2017.00033