Evidence that stainable bone marrow iron following parenteral iron therapy does not correlate with serum iron studies and may not represent readily available storage iron

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 131, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 580-585

  Thomason, Ronald W ^a   Almiski, Muhamad S ^b  

^a US Labs   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone marrow; Iron; Iron deficiency; Parenteral iron

Indexed keywords

FERRIC GLUCONATE; FERRIC HYDROXIDE SUCROSE; FERRITIN; IRON; IRON DEXTRAN; ANTIANEMIC AGENT; IRON DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BONE MARROW; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON STORAGE; IRON THERAPY; LABORATORY TEST; MALABSORPTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMEAR; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; CHEMISTRY; INFUSION; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BONE MARROW; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HEMATINICS; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, PARENTERAL; IRON COMPOUNDS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 65349107131     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/AJCPBAY9KRZF8NUC     Document Type: Article

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