Which of the following statements is correct?
A) iron absorption from the gut occurs at a rate which is independent of the quantity of body iron stores
B) ferritin is responsible for storage of most of the body iron
C) transferrin is a large spherical cluster of protein molecules capable of binding thousands of iron hydroxide molecules
D) iron is transported in blood chiefly as hemosiderin
E) iron is transported as both Fe+2 and Fe+3
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