The three primary Lung defences to maintain “iron homeostasis”, two of them are in the alveoli.
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The first of the two are macrophages that roam around and scavenge up the free radicals of the oxidative iron. The second is a lining on the epithelial surface which has a thin layer of fluid packed with high levels of antioxidant molecules such as ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) among others.
The three primary Lung defences to maintain “iron homeostasis”, two of them are in the alveoli.
The three primary Lung defences to maintain…
The three primary Lung defences to maintain “iron homeostasis”, two of them are in the alveoli.
The first of the two are macrophages that roam around and scavenge up the free radicals of the oxidative iron. The second is a lining on the epithelial surface which has a thin layer of fluid packed with high levels of antioxidant molecules such as ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) among others.