STEPS IN IRON ABSORPTION

• 6) DEPENDING ON THE LEVEL OF IRON STORES AND BLOOD LEVELS OF IRON, THE IRON CAN BE STORED INSIDE THE EPITHELIAL CELL OR MOVED TO THE BLOOD
• 7) THE IRON IS TRANSPORTED OUT OF THE CELL INTO THE PLASMA. ONCE IN THE PLASMA, THE IRON IS OXIDIZED TO THE FERRIC FORM BY CERULOPLASMIN AND IS THEN TAKEN UP BY TRANSFERRIN.

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