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SUBMITTER: Rusu IG
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7400826 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Rusu Ioana Gabriela IG Suharoschi Ramona R Vodnar Dan Cristian DC Pop Carmen Rodica CR Socaci Sonia Ancuța SA Vulturar Romana R Istrati Magdalena M Moroșan Ioana I Fărcaș Anca Corina AC Kerezsi Andreea Diana AD Mureșan Carmen Ioana CI Pop Oana Lelia OL
Nutrients 20200704 7
Iron deficiency in the human body is a global issue with an impact on more than two billion individuals worldwide. The most important functions ensured by adequate amounts of iron in the body are related to transport and storage of oxygen, electron transfer, mediation of oxidation-reduction reactions, synthesis of hormones, the replication of DNA, cell cycle restoration and control, fixation of nitrogen, and antioxidant effects. In the case of iron deficiency, even marginal insufficiencies may i ...[more]