Nikolas
Created page with "== Summary == * Iron homeostasis is regulated at the level of absorption by hepcidin and IREs and IRPs * Iron is absorbed as Fe2+ through DMT1 and ferroportin 1 * Iron is stored in ferritin molecules in the body. It’s transported in the blood by transferrin. == Absorption == Iron is found in the body in two forms. Metabolically active iron is currently in use in molecules such as haemoglobin, cytochromes, metalloenzymes, myoglobin, or bound to a protein called transf..."
