Iron and susceptibility to infectious disease

Science. 1974 May 31;184(4140):952-6. doi: 10.1126/science.184.4140.952.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bacteria / metabolism
  • Bacteria / pathogenicity
  • Bacterial Infections / metabolism*
  • Birds
  • Blood Bactericidal Activity
  • Blood Proteins / metabolism
  • Fungi / metabolism
  • Fungi / pathogenicity
  • Guinea Pigs
  • Iron / blood
  • Iron / metabolism*
  • Mice
  • Mycoses / metabolism*
  • Protein Binding
  • Transferrin / metabolism
  • Virulence

Substances

  • Blood Proteins
  • Transferrin
  • Iron