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Iron deficiency alters brain development and functioning.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  12730445     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Iron deficiency anemia in early life is related to altered behavioral and neural development. Studies in human infants suggest that this is an irreversible effect that may be related to changes in chemistry of neurotransmitters, organization and morphology of neuronal networks, and neurobiology of myelination. The acquisition of iron by the brain is an age-related and brain-region-dependent process with tightly controlled rates of movement of iron across the blood-brain barrier. Dopamine receptors and transporters are altered as are behaviors related to this neurotransmitter. The growing body of evidence suggests that brain iron deficiency in early life has multiple consequences in neurochemistry and neurobiology.
Authors:
John Beard
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of nutrition     Volume:  133     ISSN:  0022-3166     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Nutr.     Publication Date:  2003 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2003-05-05     Completed Date:  2003-06-12     Revised Date:  2007-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0404243     Medline TA:  J Nutr     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1468S-72S     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Graduate Program in Nutrition, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA. its@psu.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Age Factors
Aging
Animals
Brain / growth & development,  physiology*
Dopamine / metabolism
Humans
Infant
Iron / deficiency*,  metabolism*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
P01-HD39386/HD/NICHD NIH HHS; R01-NS34280/NS/NINDS NIH HHS; R01-NS35088/NS/NINDS NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
7439-89-6/Iron

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