multicellular organismal-level iron ion homeostasis

Term ID

GO:0060586

Synonyms

• multicellular organismal iron ion homeostasis

Definition

A chemical homeostatic process involved in the maintenance of a steady state level of iron within extracellular body fluids, such as blood, xylem or phloem, of a multicellular organism. This is distinct from maintenance of cellular homeostasis, which occurs within a cell. 31431773

References

Ontology

GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO