Open AccessSerum Iron Metabolism Variables in Clinically Healthy Persons
Author(s) -
M. Penkova,
Nadejda Gospodinova Ivanova
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
open access macedonian journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.288
H-Index - 17
ISSN - 1857-9655
DOI - 10.3889/oamjms.2019.083
Subject(s) - medicine , transferrin saturation , hepcidin , serum iron , physiology , transferrin , duodenum , metabolism , anemia , endocrinology , iron deficiency
In healthy persons, iron acquisition, trafficking and storage are strictly regulated processes due to the lack of a physiological pathway for the excretion of excess iron from the body. The liver, the duodenum and the bone marrow are involved in the regulation of iron metabolism.
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