Factors Affecting Iron Absorption and Mitigation Mechanisms: A review

Iron has many special functions in the body. More than 65 percent of the body’s iron is in the blood in the form of hemoglobin, which is a protein in red blood cells that transports oxygen to tissues in the body.

• Publication year

  2018

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  International Journal of Agricultural Science and Food Technology

• Publication date

  2018-12-24

• Fields of study

  Agricultural and Food Sciences, Chemistry

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  DOI 10.17352/2455-815x.000033
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