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Recent work on the structure and function of transferrin indicates that it is not only an inert carrier of iron but that it has a complex function in the absorption and distribution of iron in the body.
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FLETCHER, J., HUEHNS, E. Function of Transferrin. Nature 218, 1211–1214 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/2181211a0
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