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Distribution of body iron in men and women
Distribution of body iron in men and women
70 kg man
60 kg woman
Iron stores - transferrin, ferritin, hemosiderin
0.7 g
0.3 g*
Hemoglobin
2.5 g
1.9 g
Myoglobin
0.14 g
0.13 g
Heme enzymes
0.01 g
0.01 g
TOTAL
3.35 g
2.34 g
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* This value is an average. Approximately 20 percent of menstruating women have no iron stores.
Data from: Schrier SL, Scientific American Medicine, Scientific American, New York, 1995.
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