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Systemic iron trafficking. Iron is absorbed across the duodenal enterocytes. Once absorbed, it binds to transferrin in the plasma. Iron bound to transferrin can then be transported and taken up by the bone marrow (for erythropoiesis) or the liver or spleen (for storage). Iron is recycled when macrophages take up senescent red blood cells and release iron back to the plasma pool.
