Madison in Dane County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Treatment of Iron Deficiency Anemia

College of Agricultural and Life Sciences

Photographed by William J. Toman, July 1, 2012

1. Treatment of Iron Deficiency Anemia Marker

Inscription. Biochemists in the 1920s conducted studies leading to improved understanding of the roles of minerals in animal and human diets. University of Wisconsin biochemists E.B. Hart, C.A. Elvehjem, and Harry Steenbock discovered that copper, in addition to iron, is necessary for making hemoglobin, a component of blood that carries oxygen from the lungs to tissues, and carbon dioxide from tissues to lungs. This led to the use of copper to treat iron deficiency anemia.

This marker is made possible by a grant from the UW Foundation

Erected 2001 by the UW Foundation.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the University of Wisconsin series list.

Location. 43° 4.433′ N, 89° 24.631′ W. Marker is in Madison, Wisconsin, in Dane County. It is at the intersection of Henry Mall and University Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Henry Mall. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 420 Henry Mall, Madison WI 53706, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Wisconsin. It is also in the American Midwest,

on the Great Lakes,

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Pioneering Human Genetics (within shouting distance of this marker); First Chemical Synthesis of a Gene (within shouting

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distance of this marker); Pioneering Bacterial Genetics (within shouting distance of this marker); Eliminating Pellagra (within shouting distance of this marker); Controlling Blood Clotting (within shouting distance of this marker); Discovery of Vitamins A and B (within shouting distance of this marker); The Nurses Dormitory (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Madison.

More about this marker. This marker is part of a series commemorating the sesquicentennial of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Photographed by William J. Toman, July 1, 2012

2. Treatment of Iron Deficiency Anemia Marker

The marker is to the right of the Henry Mall entrance to the Biochemistry Building.

Photographed by William J. Toman, July 1, 2012

3. Treatment of Iron Deficiency Anemia Marker

This is the Henry Mall side of the Biochemistry Building.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 2, 2012, by William J. Toman of Green Lake, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 774 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 2, 2012, by William J. Toman of Green Lake, Wisconsin.