Current knowledge of iron metabolism

Biological Trace Element Research

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 189-211

  Boccio, Jose ^a   Salgueiro, Jimena ^a   Lysionek, Alexis ^a   Zubillaga, Marcela ^a   Weill, Ricardo ^a   Goldman, Cinthia ^a   Caro, Ricardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Absorption; Anemia; Deficiency; Iron; Metabolism

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; PROTOPORPHYRIN; TRANSFERRIN; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR;

CELL LEVEL; CELL METABOLISM; CELL TRANSPORT; ERYTHROCYTE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; IRON ABSORPTION; IRON BINDING CAPACITY; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON METABOLISM; IRON TRANSPORT; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CELLS; HUMANS; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; IRON; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0038095664     PISSN: 01634984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/BTER:92:3:189     Document Type: Review

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