Development of iron homeostasis in infants and young children

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 106, Issue , 2017, Pages 1575S-1580S

  Lönnerdal, Bo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; infant; iron; iron absorption; iron homeostasis; iron status

Indexed keywords

FERROPORTIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; NATURAL RESISTANCE ASSOCIATED MACROPHAGE PROTEIN 2; CATION TRANSPORT PROTEIN; DMRT1 PROTEIN; METAL TRANSPORTING PROTEIN 1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTIFICIAL MILK; BREAST MILK; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOWN REGULATION; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT FEEDING; IRON ABSORPTION; IRON HOMEOSTASIS; IRON STORAGE; NONHUMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REGULATORY MECHANISM; SUCKLING ANIMAL; UPREGULATION; ANIMAL; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFECTS; FORTIFIED FOOD; HOMEOSTASIS; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SMALL INTESTINE; WEANING;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; ANIMALS; CATION TRANSPORT PROTEINS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FORMULA; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; INTESTINE, SMALL; IRON; MILK, HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; WEANING;

EID: 85037665188     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.117.155820     Document Type: Conference Paper

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