Iron
Absorption – Fe++ or Fe+++
Process of
iron absorption:
Heme
(Fe++)
Absorbed
by mucosal cells
CO
bilirubin
iron
mobilferritin
Iron-mobilferritin
Fe+++
nonheme
(Fe+++)
Acid pH
Fe++
Absorbed
by mucosal cells
Fe+++
ferritin
Stored
in liver, spleen, & bm
hemosiderin
apotransferrin
transferrin