Ferritin as an iron transport protein ferritin uptake and iron ultilisation by guinea pig placenta
| dc.contributor.author | Lamparelli, Rosario D. V. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-07-06T10:48:02Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-07-06T10:48:02Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1990 | |
| dc.description | A dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Medicine, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg in fulfilment of the Degree of Master of Science in the branch of Medicine | en_ZA |
| dc.description.abstract | The guinea pig clears circulating tissue ferritin in a manner different from other mammals. Previous work in man and in rats has shown that injected tissue ferritin is removed from the plasma predominantly by the liver; however, in the guinea pig it is cleared predominantly by red cell precursors and furthermore, the ferritin iron is utilised directly for haem synthesis. During pregnancy, the foeto-placental complex also has a high requirement for iron. | en_ZA |
| dc.description.librarian | IT2018 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10539/24785 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_ZA |
| dc.subject.mesh | Ferritins | |
| dc.subject.mesh | Biological Transport | |
| dc.subject.mesh | Placenta | |
| dc.subject.mesh | Swine | |
| dc.title | Ferritin as an iron transport protein ferritin uptake and iron ultilisation by guinea pig placenta | en_ZA |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_ZA |