The effect of iron deficiency anemia on the function of the immune system

Hematology Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 579-583

  Ekiz, Ceyda ^a   Agaoglu, Leyla ^a   Karakas, Zeynep ^a   Gurel, Nuray ^b   Yalcin, Işik ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anemia; Immune functions; Iron deficiency; Monocyte; Neutrophil

Indexed keywords

CD3 ANTIGEN; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; FORMYLMETHIONYLLEUCYLPHENYLALANINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G2; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G3; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; INTERLEUKIN 6; PHORBOL 13 ACETATE 12 MYRISTATE;

ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOGENICITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INFANT; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MONOCYTE; NEUTROPHIL; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RESPIRATORY BURST; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; ANTIGENS, CD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; INFANT; INFECTION; INTERLEUKIN-6; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; REFERENCE VALUES; RESPIRATORY BURST; T-LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS;

EID: 14644411100     PISSN: 14664860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.thj.6200574     Document Type: Article

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