Iron metabolism, past, present, and future Introduction.- Biochemistry of iron.- The function of iron in biochemistry.- Discussion: Eichhorn, London, Rittenberg, Schubert.- Incorporation of iron in the haem moiety of chromoproteins.- Discussion: Gajdos, Kruh, London, Moeschlin. Najean, Yoshikawa..- Ferritin and haemosiderin.- Discussion: Bearn, Beutler, Eichhorn, Gajdos, Harrison, Kruh,Najean, Saadi, Wöhler.- Some observations on transferring.- Discussion: Bearn, Chatterjea, Katz, Kruh, Moeschlin, Saadi, Ventura.- Iron-containing compounds in micro-organisms.- General Discussion: Introduction by I. M. London.- Physiology of iron.- Digestive absorption of iron.- Discussion: Beutler, Bothwell, Brick, Callender, J.-C. Dreyfus, Finch, Gajdos, Hallberg, Kruh, Moeschlin, Moore, Najean, Salera, Sherlock, Undritz, Ventura, Wöhler.- The role of transferrin in the transport of iron into the developing red cell.- Discussion:J.-C. Dreyfus, Finch, Katz, London, Najean, Peters, Salera, Schapira, Tubiana.- Mechanisms of iron storage.- Discussion: Chatterjea, Sturgeon.- Iron kinetics.- Discussion: Beutler, Chatterjea, Figueroa, Finch, Katz, Kruh, Najean, Pollycove, Saadi, Tubiana, Vannotti.- General Discussion: Introduction by U. Salera.- Iron deficiency.- Experimental hyposiderosis.- Human hyposideraemia.- Discussion: Beutler, Eichhorn, Finch, Gajdos, Hallberg, Heilmeyer, Morgan, Mouriquand, Undritz, Witts.- Some aspects of iron-deficiency anaemia in India.- Iron nutrition.- Tissue effects of iron deficiency.- Discussion: Beutler, Brick, Callender, Chatterjea, Hallberg, Moeschlin, Moore, Najean, Pollycove, Salera, Schapira, Tubiana, Ventura.- Neuro-endocrine control of iron metabolism.- Discussion: Katz, Saadi, Schäfer, Schapira.- General Discussion: Introduction by A. Vannotti.- Iron overload.- The metabolism of iron in haemochromatosis.- Surcharge ferrique dans les cirrhoses (à l’exclusion de l’hémochromatose idiopathique).- Discussion: Albahary, Bearn, Bothwell, Brick, Caroli, J.-C. Dreyfus, Figueroa, Frick, Katz, Moeschlin, Tubiana, Vannotti, Ventura, Verloop.- Post-transfusional haemosiderosis.- Discussion: Brick, Callender, Cleton, J.-C. Dreyfus, Figueroa, Najean, Pollycove, Sherlock.- Iron overload in the Bantu.- Discussion: Albahary, Bothwell, Brick, Mouriquand, Pollycove, Saadi.- Hereditary hypochromic hypersideraemic anaemia.- Discussion: Beutler, Caroli, Gajdos, Heilmeyer, Pollycove, Sturgeon, Undritz, Verloop.- General Discussion: Introduction by Sheila Sherlock.- Therapeutics.- Oral treatment of iron deficiency.- Parenteral treatment of iron deficiency.- Discussion: Figueroa, Gross, Moeschlin, Najean, Pollycove, Salera, Schapira, Undritz, Verloop, Witts.- Physiopathologic mechanisms of iron excretion.- Discussion: Beutler, Finch, Moore, Najean, Peters, Pollycove, Sturgeon, Tubiana.- The chemical basis of chelation.- Discussion: Cleton, Eichhorn, Peters, Prelog, Schubert.- General Discussion: Introduction by B. Dreyfus.- A pharmacological comparison of the binding of iron and other metals.- Discussion: Cleton, Figueroa, Hallberg, Heilmeyer, Najean, Peters, Schubert, Tripod, Vannotti.- Treatment of primary and secondary haemochromatosis and acute iron poisoning with a new, potent iron-eliminating agent (desferrioxamine B).- The treatment of haemochromatosis with desferrioxamine.- Evaluation of trisodium calcium diethylene-triamine penta-acetate in hemochromatosis and transfusion hemosiderosis.- General Discussion: Introduction by C. Albahary.- Summing up.- List of authors.
