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Iron deficiency anemia's effect on bone formation in zebrafish mutant.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 1 Jul 2016
Bo Lin, Liu Zhichun, Zhong Yingbin, Huang Jian, Chen Bin, Wang Han, Xu Youjia
Abstract excerpt
Iron is one of the essential elements of life. Iron metabolism is related to bone metabolism. Previous studies have confirmed that iron overload is a risk factor for osteoporosis. But the correlation between iron deficiency and bone metabolism remains unclear. Ferroportin 1 is identified as a cellular iron exporter and required for normal iron cycling. In zebrafish, the mutant of ferroportin 1 gene (fpn1),...
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