Current knowledge of iron metabolism.
Iron plays many roles in human physiology. In this article, we summarize the basic and current knowledge of this essential micronutrient on human metabolism.
Boccio
Jose
J
Laboratorio de Radioisótopos, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Junín 956, 1113-Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Salgueiro
Jimena
J
Lysionek
Alexis
A
Zubillaga
Marcela
M
Weill
Ricardo
R
Goldman
Cinthia
C
Caro
Ricardo
R
D000818:Animals; D001692:Biological Transport; D002477:Cells / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007408:Intestinal Absorption / Q000502:physiology; D007501:Iron / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000502:physiology; D009752:Nutritional Status; D014018:Tissue Distribution
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