Generation of an Intestinal-Specific Hephaestin Knockout Mouse

    April 2010 in “ The FASEB Journal
    Brie K. Fuqua, Natalie Wolkow, Austin G. Bell, Joann Hsu, Michelle P. Nguyen, Catherine Yu, Joshua L. Dunaief, Chris D. Vulpe
    Studysummary This study found that knockout mice lacking intestinal hephaestin are smaller and anemic compared to wild-type, suggesting other mechanisms may compensate for iron absorption.
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