[Serum ferritin and iron deposits in patients with liver cirrhosis of alcoholic etiology].
1984
P Rubio Pérez, and
L Gallardo Polo, and
M Arroyo Vicente, and
S Barragán Arévalo, and
A Olmos Andrés, and
M L Sánchez Sánchez
UI
MeSH Term
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D007501
Iron
A metallic element with atomic symbol Fe, atomic number 26, and atomic weight 55.85. It is an essential constituent of HEMOGLOBINS; CYTOCHROMES; and IRON-BINDING PROTEINS. It plays a role in cellular redox reactions and in the transport of OXYGEN.
Iron-56,Iron 56
D008104
Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic
FIBROSIS of the hepatic parenchyma due to chronic excess ALCOHOL DRINKING.
Iron-containing proteins that are widely distributed in animals, plants, and microorganisms. Their major function is to store IRON in a nontoxic bioavailable form. Each ferritin molecule consists of ferric iron in a hollow protein shell (APOFERRITINS) made of 24 subunits of various sequences depending on the species and tissue types.