Proteins of iron metabolism
By: Ugo Testa.
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Boca Raton, Fla
Language: eng
Number of pages: 559
Subjects: Iron proteins.; Iron -- Metabolism.; Iron -- Metabolism.; Lactoferrin.; Transferrin.; Ferritin.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Iron absorption; title: Iron and cell proliferation: mechanisms and applications in cancer therapy; title: Lactoferrin; title: Transferrin; title: Transferrin receptor; title: Soluble transferrin receptor; title: Alternative iron uptake systems; title: Iron-responsive elements and iron regulatory proteins; title: Ferritin.