Iron and Total Iron-Binding Capacity (TIBC) – $34

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IRON BINDING CAPACITY. Iron plays many important roles in the body. Hemoglobin is the iron-rich protein present in red blood cells. Hemoglobin allows the red blood cells to carry oxygen from the lungs to all of the body tissues, and to carry carbon dioxide from the tissues back to the lungs where carbon dioxide is exhaled. Iron is best interpreted with the Total Iron Binding Capacity (TIBC). The TIBC reflects the total capacity of the blood to carry iron. The percent saturation is the ratio of the Iron to TIBC. It is a reflection of remaining capacity to carry iron. Ferritin, another protein (separate test) is the best indicator of the amount of uncommitted iron reserve that the body has in storage.
% SATURATION Iron plays many important roles in the body. Hemoglobin is the iron-rich protein present in red blood cells. Hemoglobin allows the red blood cells to carry oxygen from the lungs to all of the body tissues, and to carry carbon dioxide from the tissues back to the lungs where carbon dioxide is exhaled. Iron is best interpreted with the Total Iron Binding Capacity (TIBC). The TIBC reflects the total capacity of the blood to carry iron. The percent saturation is the ratio of the Iron to TIBC. It is a reflection of remaining capacity to carry iron. Ferritin, another protein (separate test), is the best indicator of the amount of uncommitted iron reserve that the body has in storage.