In patients who have stainable iron in the bone marrow an elevated plasma transferrin receptor value may reflect functional iron deficiency

Clinical and Laboratory Haematology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 205-209

  Ervasti, M ^a   Kotisaari, S ^a   Romppanen, J ^a   Punnonen, Karl ^a  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Anemia; Functional iron deficiency; Hypochromic red blood cells; Iron status; Transferrin receptor

Indexed keywords

IRON; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; BONE MARROW; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; ERYTHROCYTE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETICULOCYTE; TRANSFERRIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BONE MARROW; BONE MARROW EXAMINATION; ERYTHROCYTE INDICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRON; MALE; RECEPTORS, TRANSFERRIN; RETICULOCYTES; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 2942552557     PISSN: 01419854     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2257.2004.00600.x     Document Type: Article

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