Chemicals and Drugs

Dietary Iron

Iron or iron compounds in FOOD AND BEVERAGES or DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS. Iron is important in OXYGEN transport and the synthesis of the iron-porphyrin proteins such as HEMOGLOBIN; MYOGLOBIN; and CYTOCHROMES. Insufficient amounts of dietary iron can lead to IRON DEFICIENCIES.

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Abstract

Iron or iron compounds in FOOD AND BEVERAGES or DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS. Iron is important in OXYGEN transport and the synthesis of the iron-porphyrin proteins such as HEMOGLOBIN; MYOGLOBIN; and CYTOCHROMES. Insufficient amounts of dietary iron can lead to IRON DEFICIENCIES.

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1 entry terms
  • Iron, Dietary

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23 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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/ adv eff: coordinate with disease /etiol, not /chem ind; /ther use: coordinate with disease /diet ther

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97

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Previous Indexing

  • Iron (1966-1996)

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  1. D01w.490w.600

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Dietary Iron. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D019266. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D019266
  2. Dietary Iron. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q74810019