transferrin acts as a vehicle for iron transportation between the absorption, storage and utilization sites in the body and, besides iron, its two highaffinity iron-binding site are capable of binding to 29 other elements. in physiological and pathophysiological conditions, transferrin’s properties are different and close attention to these properties is required. for further investigation for ...

134 IRON BALANCE AND REQUIREMENTS IN INFANCY H UMAN iron requirements and metabolism of iron during the first 18 months of life have been the subjects of a number of reports, reviews, and commentaxies over the past decade.1#{176} Sufficient knowledge has been accumulated to permit a clear statement of dietary recommendations. Implementation of these would assure a satisfactory iron intake for t...

134 IRON BALANCE AND REQUIREMENTS IN INFANCY H UMAN iron requirements and metabolism of iron during the first 18 months of life have been the subjects of a number of reports, reviews, and commentaxies over the past decade.1#{176} Sufficient knowledge has been accumulated to permit a clear statement of dietary recommendations. Implementation of these would assure a satisfactory iron intake for t...

134 IRON BALANCE AND REQUIREMENTS IN INFANCY H UMAN iron requirements and metabolism of iron during the first 18 months of life have been the subjects of a number of reports, reviews, and commentaxies over the past decade.1#{176} Sufficient knowledge has been accumulated to permit a clear statement of dietary recommendations. Implementation of these would assure a satisfactory iron intake for t...

134 IRON BALANCE AND REQUIREMENTS IN INFANCY H UMAN iron requirements and metabolism of iron during the first 18 months of life have been the subjects of a number of reports, reviews, and commentaxies over the past decade.1#{176} Sufficient knowledge has been accumulated to permit a clear statement of dietary recommendations. Implementation of these would assure a satisfactory iron intake for t...

TO THE EDITOR: In the study by Leyland-Jones et al, we question whether the protocol resulted in adequate iron supplementation in both the epoetin alfa (EPO) group and the best standard of care (BSC) group, but especially in the group that was randomly assigned to receive EPO 40,000 IU once per week. The study design recognized that the availability of iron is a limiting factor in the response ...

iron oxide is an important biological agent that has a key role in medical processes; however, the mechanism whereby it provides iron for human and animal cells and its biological uses remains unclear. we aimed to evaluate the effects of oral iron oxide on serum iron status and compare the results with those of iron sulfate as a reference salt. fifteen adult rabbits were divided into 3 groups o...

UNLABELLED Bacteria sustain an infection by acquiring nutrients from the host to support replication. The host sequesters these nutrients as a growth-restricting strategy, a concept termed "nutritional immunity." Historically, the study of nutritional immunity has centered on iron uptake because many bacteria target hemoglobin, an abundant circulating protein, as an iron source. Left unresolved...