excess iron

collocation in English

meaningsofexcessandiron

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excess
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈek.ses/us
/ˈek.ses/
extra:
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iron
noun
uk
/aɪən/us
/aɪrn/
a chemical element that is a common greyish-coloured metal. It is strong, used in making steel, and exists in very small amounts ...
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(Definition ofexcessandironfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Owing to the presence ofexcessironin standard media the defect is obviously not noticeable at the level of transcription when cells are grown in liquid media.
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Excessironaccumulates in tissues and organs disrupting their normal function.
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Some areas of the city have the problem ofexcessironcontent in groundwater.
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These physio-chemical properties allow facile crossing of cell membranes throughout the body, including the blood-brain barrier, facilitating removal ofexcessironfrom within organs.
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The liver is a primary storage area for iron and will naturally accumulateexcessiron.
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Affected individuals also experience retinal degeneration caused byexcessiron.
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Excessiron, ferritin, and red blood cells may result in xanthochromia of the cerebrospinal fluid.
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Hepcidin functions to regulate (inhibit) iron transport across the gut mucosa, thereby preventingexcessironabsorption and maintaining normal iron levels within the body.
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Hexadentate chelators, like deferoxamine, are large molecules, and are thus unlikely to be able to cross the blood-brain barrier to chelate theexcessiron.
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Transfusion-dependent patients develop iron overload and require chelation therapy to remove theexcessiron.
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Since the 1970s, iron chelation therapy has been used as an alternative to regular phlebotomy to treatexcessironstores in people with haemochromatosis.
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Compound heterozygotes are often observed only through subclinical symptoms such asexcessiron.
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The presence ofexcessironin the brain may lead to higher concentrations of free radicals.
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However,excessironis carcinogenic to the liver.
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The condition may be reversible when haemochromatosis is treated andexcessironstores reduced.
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Combination ofexcessironand functional changes in ferroportin seems to be the probable cause.
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Since the 1970s, iron chelation therapy with a similar agent, deferoxamine, has been used as an alternative to regular phlebotomy to treatexcessironstores in people with haemochromatosis.
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