Per saperne di più sull'assorbimento e la carenza di ferro, puoi consultare i seguenti studi:
Beard JL, Hendricks MK et al (2005) Maternal iron Deficiency Anaemia Affects Postpartum Emotions and Cognition. Journal of Nutrition 135, pag. 267-272.
Konofal E, Lecendreux M et al (2004) Iron Deficiency in Children With Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine 158(12), pag. 1113-1115.
Lozoff B (2000) Perinatal Iron Deficiency and the Developing Brain. Pediatric Research 48, pag. 137-138.
Perez EM, Hendricks MK, Beard JL et al (2005) Mother-infant interactions and infant development are altered by maternal iron deficiency anaemia. Journal of Nutrition 135(4), pag. 850-855.
Ursell B (2005) Management of iron deficiency in pregnancy. Midwives 8(2), pag. 78-79.
X Wang et al (2004) Thy 1 expression in the brain is affected by iron and is decreased in restless legs syndrome. Journal of Neurological Science 220, pag. 59-66.