Iron is taken up into enterocytes through which of the following?
(A) DMT-2 (B) DMT-1 (C) Ferroprotein 1 (D) GLUT1
(B) Ans: B. DMT-1Iron is brought into the cell through an active transpo processProtein DMT-1 (Divalent Metal Transpoer-1),Expressed on the apical surface of enterocytes in initial pa of duodenum.DMT-1 is not specific to iron & transpos other substances like zinc, copper, cobalt & manganese.