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. 2016 May 16;8(5):1150–1152. doi: 10.18632/aging.100966

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Ascorbate was thought to play a limited, simple role in dietary Fe uptake (left). Recently, we have proposed an integrated role for ascorbate in enhancing tissue Fe uptake & metabolism (right) [1, 2].