Hereditary hemochromatosis: An opportunity for gene therapy
Levels of body iron should be tightly controlled to prevent the formation of oxygen radicals, lipoperoxidation, genotoxicity, and the production of cytotoxic cytokines, which result in damage to a number of organs. Enterocytes in the intestinal villae are involved in the apical uptake of iron from t...
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Sociedad de Biología de Chile
2006
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