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Iron Deficiency and Iron Deficiency Anemia2007
80 pp,
30 illustrations
softcover
ISBN: 9781588905789 / 9783131337610
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Iron is an essential element for all living creatures and is necessary for numerous metabolic pathways. It has a key role in oxygen transport with O2 binding sites in hemoglobin and myoglobin, it is involved in electron transport in the respiratory chain, in many enzyme functions, DNA synthesis and regulation of the cell cycle.
A deficiency of biologically available iron in nutrition is one of the most widely occurring aspects of malnutrition. In the developing countries iron deficiency is mostly due to under nourishment and infectious disease, often accompanied by deficiency of micronutrients. In the developed industrial communities, aspects of life style such as slimming diets, vegetarian and vegan groups, and intensive training may lead to iron deficiency in addition to straightforward iron lack in the diet.
Above a certain degree of severity iron deficiency leads to a disorder of hematopoiesis that is defined as anemia. Iron deficiency anemia is the most important clinical manifestation of iron deficiency.
Significance and Epidemiology
Physiology and Pathophysiology
Laboratory Investigations
Clinical Presentation
Prophylaxis
Therapy
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