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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Dec 6.
Published in final edited form as: J Allergy Ther. 2012 Jan 25;3(Suppl 4):004. doi: 10.4172/2155-6121.S4-004
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Figure 1. Iron homeostasis in the lung epithelium.
Shown is a model of iron transport and homeostasis. Abbreviations used: Dcytb: Duodenal cytochrome b; DMT1: Divalent Metal Transporter 1; FPN: Ferroportin; Lf: Lactoferrin; LfR: Lactoferrin receptor; Tf: Transferrin; TfR: Transferrin receptor.