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Product Identifiers

PublisherTaylor & Francis Group

ISBN-100367450895

ISBN-139780367450892

eBay Product ID (ePID)11058353093

Product Key Features

Number of Pages170 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameIron Metabolism in Infants

SubjectPediatrics, Nutrition, Hematology, Life Sciences / Anatomy & Physiology (See Also Life Sciences / Human Anatomy & Physiology)

Publication Year2020

TypeTextbook

AuthorBo Lonnerdal

Subject AreaScience, Medical

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Weight11.3 Oz

Item Length10 in

Item Width7 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

Dewey Edition20

Dewey Decimal618.92/396

Table Of Content1. Iron Metabolism: Iron Transport and Cellular Uptake Mechanisms 2. Hematopoiesis and Storage Iron in Infant 3. Nonhematological Manifestations of Iron Deficiency 4. Iron, Oxygen Stress, and the Preterm Infant 5. Iron in Human Milk and Cow's Milk -- Effects of Binding Ligands on Bioavailability 6. Iron in Formulas and Baby Foods 7. Field Trials of Food Fortification with Iron: The Experience in Chile

SynopsisThis book integrates several aspects of iron metabolism in infants and presents the forefront of the research in different topic areas. It discusses recently obtained information on mechanisms of iron absorption, transport, and storage., There is a critical need for iron intake during the first period of life. The growing infant requires iron to synthesize hemoglobin and to supply expanding tissues with iron-containing enzymes. A lack of iron will eventually lead to iron deficiency anemia, one of the most common single nutrient deficiencies in the world. Today, detailed information has increased our understanding of iron bioavailability from different dietary sources, uptake mechanisms of iron into the small intestinal mucosa for transport to hepatocytes and erythropoietic cells and subsequent receptor mediated cellular acquisition. Metabolic effects of iron deficiency have also been investigated in several tissues. This comprehensive text integrates recent information and address it from a nutritional perspective. It takes this focus because of the increased knowledge on the interrelationship between iron and other essential nutrients. Specific problems of iron nutriture and oxidant stress in prematurely born infants are also addressed in this informative new text

LC Classification NumberQP535.F4