Impact of acute malaria on plasma concentrations of transferrin receptors

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 295-298

  Beesley, Richard ^a   Filteau, Suzanne ^a   Tomkins, Andrew ^a   Doherty, Tom ^b   Ayles, Helen ^b   Reid, Andrew ^b   Ellman, Thomas ^b   Parton, Simon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b HOSPITAL FOR TROPICAL DISEASES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute phase proteins; Ferritin; Iron status; Malaria; Plasmodium falciparum; Transferrin receptors

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ANTICHYMOTRYPSIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FERRITIN; OROSOMUCOID; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY; MALARIA; MALE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0034094516     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(00)90329-8     Document Type: Article

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