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Inorganic Chemicals > Elements > Metals, Heavy > Iron
Inorganic Chemicals > Metals > Metals, Heavy > Iron
Inorganic Chemicals > Elements > Transition Elements > Iron

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Iron  

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  • Iron 56
  • Iron-56

Note

  • Fe(II) = FERROUS COMPOUNDS, Fe(III) = FERRIC COMPOUNDS; /defic: use IRON DEFICIENCIES; ANEMIA, IRON DEFICIENCY is also available; pneumoconiosis caused by iron particles = SIDEROSIS; /metab: consider also IRON OVERLOAD; metabolic disorders = IRON METABOLISM DISORDERS

Scope note

  • A metallic element with atomic symbol Fe, atomic number 26, and atomic weight 55.85. It is an essential constituent of HEMOGLOBINS; CYTOCHROMES; and IRON-BINDING PROTEINS. It plays a role in cellular redox reactions and in the transport of OXYGEN.

History note

  • /metabolism was IRON METABOLISM 1963-65

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