Iron metabolism in domestic animais: a review

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Nayro Xavier de Alencar
Aguemi Kohayagawa
Karla Conceição Higino de Campos

Abstract

Disorders of iron metabolism are both the main cause of iron deficiency anemia in small animals and the most commonly encountered deficiency in veterinary medicine. Iron metabolism assumes a fundamental role in the study of anemia. Although there are still many gaps, recent advances have resulted in a better understanding of the effects of iron imbalance. The objective of this paper was to present a review on iron metabolism in domestic animals, emphasizing the tests to evaluate this metabolism.

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DE ALENCAR, N. X.; KOHAYAGAWA, A.; HIGINO DE CAMPOS, K. C. Iron metabolism in domestic animais: a review. Revista de Educação Continuada em Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, v. 5, n. 2, p. 196-205, 1 Jul. 2002.
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NUTRITION AND METABOLISM