Reference limits and behaviour of serum transferrin receptor in children 6-10 years of age

International Journal of Laboratory Hematology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 306-311

  Danise, P ^a   Maconi, M ^b,c   Morelli, G ^a   Di Palma, A ^a   Rescigno, G ^a   Esposito, C ^a   Avino, D ^a   Talento, B ^a  

^a Umberto I Hospital   (Italy)

^b AO Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova ^*  (Italy)

^c Department of Laboratory Medicine   (Italy)

Author keywords

Children; Erythropoiesis; Iron deficiency (ID); Reference limits; Serum transferrin receptor

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROPOIESIS; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; GENETIC TRAIT; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON STORAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REFERENCE VALUE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRANSFERRIN BLOOD LEVEL; BETA THALASSEMIA; BLOOD; GENETICS; IRON METABOLISM DISORDER;

BETA-THALASSEMIA; CHILD; ERYTHROCYTE INDICES; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; IRON METABOLISM DISORDERS; MALE; RECEPTORS, TRANSFERRIN; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 53449102462     PISSN: 17515521     EISSN: 1751553X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-553X.2007.00960.x     Document Type: Article

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