| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| NTBI | Non-transferrin bound iron |
| TIP | Transit iron pool |
| HIF | Hypoxia-inducible factor |
| IRP | Iron regulatory protein |
| IRE | Iron-responsive element |
| bipy | 2,2’-bipyridyl |
| phen | phenanthroline |
| nta | nitrilotriacetic acid |
| dtpa | diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid |
| edta | ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid |
| DFO | Deferoxamine |
| DMPO | 5,5-Dimethyl-1-pyrroline-N-oxide |
| Tf | Transferrin |
| TFR1/2 | Transferrin receptor 1/2 |
| EPR | Electron paramagnetic resonance |
| TBAR | 2-thiobarbituric acid reactive substance |
| DMT1 | Divalent metal transporter 1 |
| FPN1 | Ferroportin 1 |
| PCBP1/2 | Poly(rC)-binding proteins 1/2 |
| STEAP3 | Six-transmembrane epithelial antigen of prostate 3 |
| ZIP | ZRT/IRT-like protein |
| TRPC6 | Transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily C member 6 |
| PHD | Prolyl hydroxylase domain |
| FRAP | Fluorescence recovery after photobleaching |
| FRET | Fluorescence resonance energy transfer |