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Iron excretion in iron dextran-overloaded mice.

Marco Musumeci, Alessia Raffaella De Massimi, Tonino Stati, Paola Sestili, Elisa Corritore, Augusto Alberto Pastorelli, Paolo Stacchini, Giuseppe Marano, Liviana Catalano

PubMed · 2014 · 24 citations · 9 references

Abstract

This study indicates that mice have a mechanism for removal of excess body iron and provides insights into the possible mechanisms of excretion.

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Survival and complications in patients with thalassemia major treated with transfusion and deferoxamine.

Caterina Borgna‐Pignatti, Simone Rugolotto, Piero De Stefano et al. · PubMed · 2004 · 1.1K citations

The Serine Protease Matriptase-2 (TMPRSS6) Inhibits Hepcidin Activation by Cleaving Membrane Hemojuvelin

Laura Silvestri, Alessia Pagani, Antonella Nai et al. · Cell Metabolism · 2008 · 545 citations · Full text

Protein Function, Signal Transduction, Serine Protease Matriptase-2 +12

L-type Ca2+ channels provide a major pathway for iron entry into cardiomyocytes in iron-overload cardiomyopathy

Gavin Y. Oudit, Hui Sun, Maria Giovanna Trivieri et al. · Nature Medicine · 2003 · 474 citations

Cardiac Muscle, Cardiomyopathy, Heart Failure +13

Bone loss caused by iron overload in a murine model: importance of oxidative stress

Jaime Tsay, Zheiwei Yang, F. Patrick Ross et al. · Blood · 2010 · 327 citations · Full text

Taurine Supplementation Reduces Oxidative Stress and Improves Cardiovascular Function in an Iron-Overload Murine Model

Gavin Y. Oudit, Maria G. Trivieri, Neelam Khaper et al. · Circulation · 2004 · 220 citations · Full text