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Measurement of Tissue Non-Heme Iron Content using a Bathophenanthroline-Based Colorimetric Assay
Published on: January 31, 2022
Iron and immunologic function
1University of Miami School of Medicine, Florida.
Abstract:
This short review focuses on the immunological functions of iron-containing compounds. Five such compounds--transferrin, haptoglobin, hemopexin, albumin, and lactoferrin--are thought to contribute to normal infection resistance. Experimental results that demonstrate the ability of these compounds to inhibit the growth of an important pathogen, Klebsiella pneumoniae, are discussed.
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