| ACO2 | aconitase 2 |
| ALAS1 | delta-aminolevulinate synthase 1 |
| BACH1 | BTB domain and CNC homolog 1 |
| BM | bone marrow |
| BMP | Bone morphogenetic protein |
| Cp | ceruloplasmin |
| DCT1 | divalent cation transporter 1 |
| DcytB | duodenal cytochrome B |
| DMT1 | divalent metal transporter 1 |
| E3 | E3 ubiquitin ligase |
| Epo | erythroid factor erythropoietin |
| FLVCR1 | Feline leukemia virus group C cellular receptor 1 |
| FPN1 | ferroportin 1 |
| FtMt | Mitochondrial ferritin |
| FtH | heavy chain H-ferritin |
| FtL | light chain L-ferritin |
| GDF15 | growth differentiation factor 15 |
| GM-CSF | granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor |
| Hamp | hepcidin antimicrobial peptide |
| HEPH | hephaestin |
| HCP1 | heme-carrier protein 1 |
| HFE | homeostatic iron regulator |
| Hgb | hemoglobin |
| HIF1α/HIF2α | hypoxia-inducible factor 1α/2α |
| HJV | hemojuvelin |
| HMOX1 | heme oxygenase 1 |
| Hp | haptoglobin |
| Hpx | hemopexin |
| HRE | hypoxia-responsive element |
| HRG1 | heme responsive gene 1 protein |
| ILGF1 | insulin-like growth factor 1 |
| IFNγ | interferon gamma |
| IRE | iron-regulatory element |
| IRP1/IRP2 | iron-regulatory protein1/2 |
| ISC | iron-sulfur cluster |
| KC | Kupffer cell |
| LIP | Labile iron pool |
| Mfrn1/2 | Mitoferrin 1/2 |
| MerTK | MER proto-oncogene tyrosine kinase |
| NTBI | non-transferrin-bound iron |
| NRAMP1 | natural resistance-associated macrophage protein 1 |
| PHDs | oxygen prolyl hydroxylases |
| PS | phosphatidylserine |
| PV | polycythemia vera |
| RBC | red blood cell |
| RPM | red pulp macrophages |
| SIRPα | signal-regulatory protein alpha |
| Spi-C | Spi-1/PU.1 related transcription factor |
| SR-AI | scavenger receptor type A member I |
| STAT3 | activator of transcription 3 |
| STEAP3 | six-transmembrane epithelial antigen of the prostate 3 |
| Tf | transferrin |
| TfR1/2 | transferrin receptor 1/2 |
| TNFα | tumor necrosis factor alpha |
| TGF-β | transforming growth factor beta |
| TWSG1 | twisted gastrulation BMP signaling modulator 1 |
| VCAM1 | vascular cell adhesion protein 1 |
| UTR | untranslated region |