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Fol. Biol. 2016, 62, 95-102

https://doi.org/10.14712/fb2016062030095

Iron Overload Causes Alterations of E-Cadherin in the Liver

Yuzo Fujikura1,2, J. Krijt2, C. Povýšil3, Z. Mělková1, P. Přikryl2, M. Vokurka2, E. Nečas2

1Institute of Immunology and Microbiology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic
2Institute of Pathophysiology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic
3Institute of Pathology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic

Received June 2015
Accepted March 2016

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