title: Current knowledge of iron metabolism.
abstract: Iron plays many roles in human physiology. In this article, we summarize the basic and current knowledge of this essential micronutrient on human metabolism.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Radioisótopos, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Junín 956, 1113-Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Jose
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Boccio
authors.forename: Jimena
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Salgueiro
authors.forename: Alexis
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lysionek
authors.forename: Marcela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zubillaga
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Weill
authors.forename: Cinthia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Goldman
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Caro
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D007501:Iron