Longitudinal decrements in iron status during military training in female soldiers

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 605-609

  McClung, James P ^a   Karl, J Philip ^a   Cable, Sonya J ^b   Williams, Kelly W ^b   Young, Andrew J ^a   Lieberman, Harris R ^a  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Experimentation and Analysis Element   (United States)

Author keywords

Hepcidin; Iron; Iron deficiency; Soldiers; Training

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR;

ADULT; AEROBIC EXERCISE; ARTICLE; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IRON INTAKE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; SOLDIER; TRAINING; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENDURANCE; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MILITARY PERSONNEL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; RECEPTORS, TRANSFERRIN; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70149092709     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114509220873     Document Type: Article

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