Core structures of haemosiderins deposited in various organs in β-thalassaemia/haemoglobin e disease

• Main Authors: T. G. St. Pierre, K. C. Tran, J. Webb, D. J. Macey, P. Pootrakul, D. P E Dickson
• Other Authors: Murdoch University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Chemistry; Materials Science; Physics and Astronomy
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/22280
• Institution: Mahidol University

Mössbauer spectra were recorded of tissue from β-thalassaemia/haemoglobin E spleen, liver, pancreas and heart and of crude haemosiderins (insoluble iron fractions) isolated from the organs. Iron in the crude haemosiderins from the spleen and heart remains paramagnetic below 4.2K indicating that the...