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Pathology General 4873ac63

Iron is taken up into enterocytes through which of the following?

A
DMT-2
B
DMT-1
C
Ferroprotein 1
D
GLUT1
High-Yield Explanation
Ans: B. DMT-1Iron is brought into the cell through an active transpo processProtein DMT-1 (Divalent Metal Transpoer-1),Expressed on the apical surface of enterocytes in initial pa of duodenum.DMT-1 is not specific to iron & transpos other substances like zinc, copper, cobalt & manganese.

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