How Mammals Acquire and Distribute Iron Needed for Oxygen-Based Metabolism
Open Access
- 22 December 2003
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Public Library of Science (PLoS) in PLoS Biology
- Vol. 1 (3), e79
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.0000079
Abstract
All organisms require iron for respiration and oxygen transport, thus elaborate systems for uptake and distribution of iron are found throughout the kingdoms of life.Keywords
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