Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Iron Metabolism; Contents; Some physicochemical aspects of iron metabolism; Discussion; The structure and function of ferritin; Discussion; Ferritin phenotypes: structure and metabolism; Discussion; General discussion I; Haemosiderin; Iron centres and rate-limiting spans in the respiratory chains of mitochondria from adult and fetal rats; Discussion; An intracellular transit iron pool; Discussion; Siderophores: diverse roles in microbial and human physiology; Discussion; Transferrin: physiology and function in iron transport; Discussion; Iron kinetics and erythropoiesis; Discussion.
  • Control of iron delivery to haemoglobin in erythroid cellsDiscussion; Biogenic monoamine metabolism and functional activity in iron-deficient rats : 2 behavioural correlates; Discussion; Monoamine metabolism and platelet function in iron-deficiency anaemia; Discussion; Iron status, immune response and susceptibility to infection; Discussion; Haem synthesis in sideroblastic anaemia; Discussion; The liver in thalassaemia major: ultrastructural observations; Discussion; Lysosomal disruption in the pathogenesis of hepatic damage in primary and secondary haemochromatosis; Discussion.
  • Iron, zinc, free radicals and oxygen in tissue disorders and cancer controlDiscussion; General discussion II; Serum ferritin; Control of transferrin synthesis; Transfer of iron through the cell; Chairman's closing comments; Index of contributors; Subject index.