What Is the Mechanism for ACI

question 10

Multiple Choice

What is the mechanism for ACI?

• A)Acute phase reactants impair iron mobilization.
• B)Inflammation and infections slow heme development.
• C)Cytokines prevent iron incorporation into protoporphyrin.
• D)Bone marrow iron stores are depleted by acute phase reactants.

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Random Sequences

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Placebo Effect

A beneficial effect, produced by a placebo drug or treatment, that cannot be attributed to the properties of the placebo itself, and must therefore be due to the patient's belief in that treatment.

Double-Blind Procedures

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Placebo Effects

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