| RBC | red blood cell count |
| HGB | hemoglobin |
| HCT | hematocrit |
| MCV | mean corpuscular volume |
| MCH | mean corpuscular hemoglobin |
| MCHC | mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration |
| TIBC | total iron binding capacity |
| UIBC | unsaturated iron binding capacity |
| TF | transferrin saturation |
| ALT | alanine transaminase |
| AST | aspartate transaminase |
| FAC | ferric citrate |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| MDA | malondialdehyde |
| GSH/GSSG | glutathione |
| IL-1β/IL-6 | interleukin |
| Nrf2/pNrf2 | nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 |
| SLC3A2 | solute carrier family 3 member 2 |
| SLC7A11 | solute carrier family 7 member 11 |
| P62/SQSTM1 | sequestosome-1 |
| HO-1 | heme oxygenase 1 |
| GPX4 | glutathione peroxidase 4 |
| FTH/L | ferritin heavy/light chain |
| TRF1 | transferrin receptor 1 |
| FPN | ferroportin |
| Hamp1 | hepcidin1 |