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In particular, labile iron, a highly reactive pool of intracellular iron, plays a prominent role in iron-induced neurological damage. However, the mechanisms governing the detoxification and transport of labile iron within neurons are not fully understood. This study investigates the storage and transport of labile ferrous iron Fe(II) in cultured primary rat hippocampal neurons. Iron distribution was studied using live cell fluorescence microscopy with a selective labile Fe(II) fluorescent dye, and synchrotron X-ray fluorescence microscopy (SXRF) for total iron distribution. Fluorescent labeling of the axon initial segment and of lysosomes allowed iron distribution to be correlated with these subcellular compartments. The results show that labile Fe(II) is stored in lysosomes within somas, axons, and dendrites and that lysosomal labile Fe(II) is transported retrogradely and anterogradely along axons and dendrites. 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