Experimental Hematology
Volume 38, Issue 8 , Pages 609-617 , August 2010

Both Nramp1 and DMT1 are necessary for efficient macrophage iron recycling

  • Shan Soe-Lin

      Affiliations

    • Division of Experimental Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    • Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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  • Sameer S. Apte

      Affiliations

    • Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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  • Marc R. Mikhael

      Affiliations

    • Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    • Department of Physiology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    • ,
  • Lidia K. Kayembe

      Affiliations

    • Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    • ,
  • Guangjun Nie

      Affiliations

    • Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology of China, Beijing, China
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  • Prem Ponka

      Affiliations

    • Division of Experimental Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    • Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    • Department of Physiology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationOffprint requests to: Prem Ponka, M.D., Ph.D., Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, 3755 Cote St. Catharine, Montreal, Quebec H3T 1E2, Canada

Received 14 January 2010 ,Revised 5 April 2010 ,Accepted 6 April 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.exphem.2010.04.003

Experimental Hematology
Volume 38, Issue 8 , Pages 609-617 , August 2010

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