"Iron" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A metallic element with atomic symbol Fe, atomic number 26, and atomic weight 55.85. It is an essential constituent of HEMOGLOBINS; CYTOCHROMES; and IRON-BINDING PROTEINS. It plays a role in cellular redox reactions and in the transport of OXYGEN.
| Descriptor ID |
D007501
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D01.268.556.412 D01.268.956.287 D01.552.544.412
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Iron" by people in Profiles.
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Impact of particle size on R2* and fat fraction estimation for accurate assessment of hepatic iron overload and steatosis using MRI. Magn Reson Med. 2025 May; 93(5):2176-2185.
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Alternative iron-depleted media for cefiderocol susceptibility testing. Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2024 Jul; 64(1):107193.
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Metallobiology of Lactobacillaceae in the gut microbiome. J Inorg Biochem. 2023 01; 238:112023.
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Siderophore and Organic Acid Promoted Dissolution and Transformation of Cr(III)-Fe(III)-(oxy)hydroxides. Environ Sci Technol. 2017 Mar 21; 51(6):3223-3232.
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Increased iron-stress resilience of maize through inoculation of siderophore-producing Arthrobacter globiformis from mine. J Basic Microbiol. 2016 Jul; 56(7):719-35.
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Enzymatic synthesis of magnetic nanoparticles. Int J Mol Sci. 2015 Apr 03; 16(4):7535-50.
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Iron-catalyzed heterocycle and arene deprotonative alkylation. Org Lett. 2010 Oct 01; 12(19):4277-9.