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. 1990 Oct 1;271(1):1–9. doi: 10.1042/bj2710001

The role of transferrin in the mechanism of cellular iron uptake.

K Thorstensen 1, I Romslo 1
PMCID: PMC1150207  PMID: 2222403

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