Iron overload
The normal iron content of the body is 3---4 g. It exists in hemoglobin, in iron-containing proteins different to hemoglobin, in iron bound to transferrin in plasma, and in the form of ferritin and hemosiderin. There is approximately 1 g of storage iron, mostly in liver, spleen, and bone marrow. I...
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UANL. Facultad de Medicina
2015
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Online Access: | http://eprints.uanl.mx/11687/1/S1665579616300126_S300_en.pdf |