"Iron Physiology and Pathophysiology in Humans" provides health
professionals in many areas of research and practice with the most
up-to-date and well-referenced volume on the importance of iron as
a nutrient and its role in health and disease. This important new
volume is the benchmark in the complex area of interrelationships
between the essentiality of iron, its functions throughout the
body, including its critical role in erythropoiesis, the
biochemistry and clinical relevance of iron-containing enzymes and
other molecules involved in iron absorption, transport and
metabolism, he importance of optimal iron status on immune
function, and links between iron and the liver, heart, brain and
other organs. Moreover, the interactions between genetic and
environmental factors and the numerous co-morbidities seen with
both iron deficiency and iron overload in at risk populations are
clearly delineated so that students as well as practitioners can
better understand the complexities of these interactions.
Key features of the volume include an in-depth index and
recommendations and practice guidelines are included in relevant
chapters. The volume contains more than 100 detailed tables and
informative figures and up-to-date references that provide the
reader with excellent sources of information about the critical
role of iron nutrition, optimal iron status and the adverse
clinical consequences of altered iron homeostasis." Iron Physiology
and Pathophysiology in Humans" is an excellent new text as well as
the most authoritative resource in the field.
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