Serum transferrin receptor: A specific marker of iron deficiency in pregnancy

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1241-1246

  Åkesson, Agneta ^a   Bjellerup, Per ^b   Berglund, Marika ^b   Bremme, Katarina ^b   Vahter, Marie ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Erythropoiesis; Hemoglobin; Iron; Iron deficiency anemia; Parity; Pregnancy; Serum ferritin; Soluble serum transferrin receptor; Sweden; Women

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ERYTHROPOIESIS; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON STORAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; REFERENCE VALUE; SWEDEN;

EID: 0031772410     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/68.6.1241     Document Type: Article

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