Why Is Too Much Iron Dangerous

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Multiple Choice

Why is too much iron dangerous?

• A)Transferrin, which carries iron, causes cellular swelling and lysis.
• B)The oxygen carried by excess iron oxidizes neurologic cells.
• C)Iron's breakdown products cause excretion of vitamins C and E.
• D)Free radicals and superoxide formed from ferrous iron plus oxygen damage cell membranes.

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