Iron Kinetics Crossword Puzzle

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Iron Deficiency Anemia: Which disorder has increased levels of sTfR that indicates low intracellular iron
Transport: 10% of iron found in muscles, plasma, and inside cells is used for
Phosphates: Dietary compound in meats, nuts, and dairy that inhibits iron absorption
Oxalates: Dietary compound in fruits that inhibit iron absorption
Hephaestin: Protein that converts iron in ferrous form to ferric form when going from the intestines to blood
Hemosiderin: Degraded ferritin is known as
Ferric: Iron state that comes from vegetable sources
Zinc: What binds to protoporphyrin IX when iron is not available during heme production
Functional: 65% of the body's iron in RBC
Hepcidin: Hormone that regulates adsorption of iron in intestines and release of iron from macrophages
Hematoidin: Yellow crystals that form from degradation of hemoglobin
Stored: 25% that is in macrophages and hepatocytes
Ferrous: Iron state that comes from animal sources
Transferrin: Ferric iron is transported through the plasma bound to the protein; commonly named
Ferroportin: The only known protein that exports iron across the cell membrane

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iron deficiency anemia: which disorder has increased levels of stfr that indicates low intracellular iron
transport: 10% of iron found in muscles, plasma, and inside cells is used for
phosphates: dietary compound in meats, nuts, and dairy that inhibits iron absorption
oxalates: dietary compound in fruits that inhibit iron absorption
hephaestin: protein that converts iron in ferrous form to ferric form when going from the intestines to blood
hemosiderin: degraded ferritin is known as
ferric: iron state that comes from vegetable sources
zinc: what binds to protoporphyrin ix when iron is not available during heme production
functional: 65% of the body's iron in rbc
hepcidin: hormone that regulates adsorption of iron in intestines and release of iron from macrophages
hematoidin: yellow crystals that form from degradation of hemoglobin
stored: 25% that is in macrophages and hepatocytes
ferrous: iron state that comes from animal sources
transferrin: ferric iron is transported through the plasma bound to the protein; commonly named
ferroportin: the only known protein that exports iron across the cell membrane