Journal article
Iron biominerals in medicine and the environment
Coordination Chemistry Reviews, Vol.192, pp.1199-1215
1999
Abstract
The nature and function of iron biominerals, particularly ferrihydrite (5Fe2O3·9H2O) and goethite (α-FeOOH), in medicine and the environment are reviewed through three case studies: the tissue iron deposits formed in the iron overload associated with the genetic disease of thalassemia, a medical condition of global significance; the tissue iron deposits formed in the liver of the endangered tropical marine mammal, the dugong Dugong dugon; the granules formed in the tissue of the freshwater mussel Velusunio angasi.
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- Title
- Iron biominerals in medicine and the environment
- Authors
- J A Webb (Author) - Murdoch UniversityD J Macey (Author) - Murdoch UniversityW Chua-anusorn (Author) - Murdoch UniversityT G St. Pierre (Author) - University of Western AustraliaLesley R Brooker (Author) - Murdoch UniversityI Rahman (Author) - Universiti Brunei Darussalam, BruneiB Noller (Author) - Northern Territory Department of Mines and Energy
- Publication details
- Coordination Chemistry Reviews, Vol.192, pp.1199-1215
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Date published
- 1999
- DOI
- 10.1016/S0010-8545(99)00176-9
- ISSN
- 0010-8545
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99448957502621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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