"Iron, Dietary" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Iron or iron compounds used in foods or as food. Dietary iron is important in oxygen transport and the synthesis of the iron-porphyrin proteins hemoglobin, myoglobin, cytochromes, and cytochrome oxidase. Insufficient amounts of dietary iron can lead to iron-deficiency anemia.
| Descriptor ID |
D019266
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D01.490.600 D02.691.550.600
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Platelets: iron fortified? Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2010 Sep; 27(6):419-21.