INTESTINAL IRON-ABSORPTION - CELLULAR MECHANISM AND REGULATION

Authors
DEBNAM ES SRAI SKS
Citation
Es. Debnam et Sks. Srai, INTESTINAL IRON-ABSORPTION - CELLULAR MECHANISM AND REGULATION, News in physiological sciences, 12, 1997, pp. 184-189
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Physiology
Journal title
News in physiological sciences → ACNP
ISSN journal
08861714
Volume
12
Year of publication
1997
Pages
184 - 189
Database
ISI
SICI code
0886-1714(1997)12:<184:II-CMA>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
Enterocyte iron transfer is crucial for body iron homeostasis, but the cellular processes involved are poorly understood. Recent work sugges ts the response to increased iron demand involves upregulation of tran sport at the brush border together with decreased translation of ferri tin mRNA, thereby facilitating iron transfer to the blood.