The role of nitrogen monoxide in macrophage and reticulocyte iron metabolism
The human body contains about three to four grams of iron, a metal of vital importance for almost all forms of life. The majority of body iron is used by developing red blood cells for hemoglobin production. Macrophages digest senescent red blood cells, break down heme and then return heme-der...
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McGill University
2009
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