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Retention of iron by infants

S J Fomon1, S E Nelson, E E Ziegler

  • 1Fomon Infant Nutrition Unit, Department of Pediatrics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242-1083, USA. samfomon@aol.com

Summary

Iron deficiency is a common infant disorder. This review examines iron retention in infants, finding that typical assumptions about iron incorporation into red blood cells are not supported by data.

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