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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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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |