Article
Inborn errors of metabolism: iron.
British medical bulletin - 1 Jan 1999
Worwood M
Abstract excerpt
The iron content of the body is normally closely regulated. Despite this, iron deficiency anaemia is common in women because iron losses due to menstruation and childbirth are not always compensated for by iron absorption from the diet. The role of transferrin in delivering iron to cells and of ferritin in storing iron within cells is well understood but the proteins involved in iron transport across membranes...
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