title: [Iron metabolism: current concepts of an essential micronutrient].
abstract: Iron is an essential micronutrient involved in multiple biochemical and physiological process. In this review we discuss the most relevant aspect of its metabolism in order to reach a better comprehension of the relevant roll that this micronutrient plays in human health.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Radioisótopos, Laboratorio de Isótopos Estables Aplicados a Biología y Medicina, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad de 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: Cinthia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Goldman
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Weill
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Caro
mesh_terms: D000042:Absorption; D006801:Humans; D007501:Iron / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D018977:Micronutrients / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics
chemical_list: D018977:Micronutrients; D007501:Iron