Serum transferrin and ferritin in pubertal boys: Relations to body growth, pubertal stage, erythropoiesis, and iron deficiency

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 179-183

  Anttila, Raija ^a,b   Siimes, Martti A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI AND HELSINKI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

boys; erythropoiesis; ferritin; iron deficiency; puberty; Transferrin

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; TRANSFERRIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY DISTRIBUTION; BODY GROWTH; CHILD GROWTH; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ERYTHROPOIESIS; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON STORAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PUBERTY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING TEST; TRANSFERRIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0030070783     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/63.2.179     Document Type: Article

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