Iron, ferritin, and nutrition

Annual Review of Nutrition

Volumn 24, Issue , 2004, Pages 327-343

  Theil, Elizabeth C ^a  

^a CHORI   (United States)

Author keywords

Food iron properties; Iron supplementation; Nonheme iron

Indexed keywords

FERRIC ION; FERRITIN; HEME; IRON; MINERAL; RECEPTOR;

ABSORPTION; ANIMAL; ATOM; BIOAVAILABILITY; CHEMICAL LABELING; COMPLEX FORMATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FOOD; GENDER; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOMICS; HUMAN; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON INTAKE; LEGUME; MICROORGANISM; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; SOYBEAN; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FERRITINS; HUMANS; IRON; IRON, DIETARY; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; RATS;

ANIMALIA; GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 3142781945     PISSN: 01999885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.nutr.24.012003.132212     Document Type: Review

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