Erythrocyte transfusions and serum prohepcidin levels in premature newborns with anemia of prematurity

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 840-842

  Yapakç, Ece ^a   Ecevit, Ayşe ^a   Gökmen, Zeynel ^a   Tarcan, Aylin ^a   Özbek, Namk ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anemia; Hepcidin; Prematurity; Prohepcidin; Transfusion

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; HEPCIDIN; IRON;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR HEMOGLOBIN; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

ANEMIA, NEONATAL; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; IRON; IRON OVERLOAD; MALE; PROTEIN PRECURSORS;

EID: 74249123565     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: 15363678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e3181b91667     Document Type: Article

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