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Normal iron status implies both the presence of erythropoiesis which is not limited by iron and a small reserve of ‘storage iron’ to cope with normal physiological functions. The ability to survive the acute loss of blood (iron) which may result from injury is also an advantage. The limits of normality are difficult to define and some argue that physiological normality is an absence of storage iron (Sullivan, 1992a) but the extremes of iron deficiency anaemia and haemochromatosis are well understood.
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The British Nutrition Foundation. (1995). Measurement of Iron Status. In: Iron. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0585-9_5
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