The physiological role of the soluble HFE isoform – a regulator of dietary iron absorption in the duodenum

Objective: Dietary iron absorption regulation is a key-step for body iron homeostasis. Once inside the enterocyte, iron is directed to the basolateral membrane being oxidized by hephaestin, which mediates iron efflux towards circulatory transferrin in cooperation with ferroportin. Besides the HFE fu...

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Main Author: Silva, Bruno (author)
Other Authors: Ferreira, Joana (author), Santos, Vera (author), Sousa, Patrícia (author), Baldaia, Cilénia (author), Serejo, Fátima (author), Faustino, Paula (author)
Format: conferenceObject
Language:eng
Published: 2014
Subjects:
Doenças Genéticas
HFE
Isoforma Soluvel
Metabolismo do Ferro
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/2509
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.insa.pt:10400.18/2509

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/2509

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