Haematological parameters in elite rugby players during a competitive season

Clinical and Laboratory Haematology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 183-188

  Banfi, G ^a,b   Del Fabbro, M ^a,b   Mauri, C ^b   Corsi, M M ^b   Melegati, G ^a,c  

^a IRCCS ISTITUTO ORTOPEDICO GALEAZZI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c Italian Rugby Federation   (Italy)

Author keywords

Athletes; Iron metabolism; Rugby; Sports haematology

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; TRANSFERRIN;

ARTICLE; ATHLETE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; IRON METABOLISM; ITALY; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETICULOCYTE; RUGBY; TRAINING;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BODY MASS INDEX; EXERCISE; FERRITINS; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; IRON; IRON-BINDING PROTEINS; MALE; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 33646722662     PISSN: 01419854     EISSN: 13652257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2257.2006.00771.x     Document Type: Article

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