Water, minerals and trace elements - Iron - Iron storage, metabolism and recommendation
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Which protein is the transport protein for iron in the blood: ferritin or transferrin?
Through which 2 basic routes does transferrin transport iron in the body?
- From the intestine to the liver
- From the liver to the tissues
What happens to the liver and the transferrin saturation when the ferritin levels drop below a certain level as a result of not ingesting enough iron?
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For what purpose is most of the iron from the liver transported to the bone marrow?
How much is the small amount of iron that is lost per day that needs to be gained via the diet (not taking into account people that menstruate)?
What is the recommended daily allowance for iron for adult women, and for adult men?
Men: 8 mg/day
How come that the RDA for iron is much higher than the amount of iron that our bodies lose a day?
How is iron absorption suppressed when iron status is high (and thus iron stores in the liver are high)?
What happens when iron status is low and thus the absorption of iron does not need to be suppressed?
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