THE RENAL HANDLING OF HEMOGLOBIN : II. CATABOLISM
The fate of small doses of isotopically labeled isologous hemoglobin was studied in the rat. When haptoglobin depleted animals were given 2.0 mg of 59Fe hemoglobin intravenously, nearly half was trapped by the kidneys. Kidney 59Fe activity disappeared slowly over several weeks. Whatever iron was lo...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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The Rockefeller University Press
1969
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2138641/ |