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Iron metabolism in infections: Focus on COVID-19

Iron is a micronutrient essential for a wide range of metabolic processes in virtually all living organisms. During infections, a battle for iron takes place between the human host and the invading pathogens. The liver peptide hepcidin, which is phylogenetically and structurally linked to defensins...

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Published in:Semin Hematol
Main Authors: Girelli, Domenico, Marchi, Giacomo, Busti, Fabiana, Vianello, Alice
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Elsevier Inc. 2021
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8305218/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34389110
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1053/j.seminhematol.2021.07.001
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