The majority of the iron in whole blood is:
A) Bound to hemoglobin
B) In the free ionized form in plasma
C) Bound to transferrin in plasma
D) Bound to ferritin
Question 2
Which of the following steps is NOT necessary in methods for iron determination?
A) Reduction of Fe+3 to Fe+2
B) Protein precipitation
C) Color formation
D) Release of Fe from transferrin