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What is the function of Ferri reductase?
What is the function of Ferri reductase?
- It transfers iron from the lumen of the gut across the enterocyte microvilli
- It reduces the absorption of dietary iron from the gut
- It is involved in the absorption of dietary iron from the gut (correct)
- It is a transporter protein for divalent metals
Where is DMT-I mostly expressed?
Where is DMT-I mostly expressed?
- Proximal jejunum
- Proximal ileum
- Distal colon
- Proximal duodenum (correct)
What happens to the absorption of dietary iron from the gut if there is an increased body iron store?
What happens to the absorption of dietary iron from the gut if there is an increased body iron store?
- It has no effect on the absorption of dietary iron from the gut
- It stops the absorption of dietary iron from the gut
- It increases the absorption of dietary iron from the gut
- It reduces the absorption of dietary iron from the gut (correct)
