Evaluation of iron status of Finnish blood donors using serum transferrin receptor

Transfusion Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 131-134

  Punnonen, K ^a   Rajamaki A ^b  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Blood donation; Iron; Transferrin receptor

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; IRON; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD DONOR; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; REFERENCE VALUE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

BLOOD DONORS; FEMALE; FERRITINS; FINLAND; HUMANS; IRON; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RECEPTORS, TRANSFERRIN; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0033152899     PISSN: 09587578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3148.1999.00191.x     Document Type: Article

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