auubar
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Which of the following statements concerning iron metabolism is correct?
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1 ) Approximately 0.1% of body iron circulates in the plasma
2 ) Approximately 90% of dietary iron is absorbed in the intestine
3 ) The main route of excretion is the liver
4 ) The serum ferritin concentration is reduced characteristically following surgery
5 ) The transferrin content of intestinal mucosal cells is high when body iron stores are high
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| asmi
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5 :?:
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| asmi
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iam sorry its not 5.
is it 4??
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Hi, I think that the answer is 1. 0.1% of total body iron is circulating in bound form to transferrin.
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| auubar
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Yeah guest is right.
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