Soluble transferrin receptor values in top level soccer players and skiers: Comparison with sedentary people and pitfalls of laboratory methods

Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 308-314

  Banfi, G ^a,b,g   Morelli, R ^a   Pacioni, A ^c   Graziani, R ^d   Freschi, M ^e   Cauci, S ^f  

^a IRCCS ISTITUTO ORTOPEDICO GALEAZZI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c Dasit Spa   (Italy)

^d Laboratorio Cedal   (Italy)

^e Federazione Italiana Sport Invernali   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^g IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Athletic performance; Blood chemical analysis; Doping in sports

Indexed keywords

IRON; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSIS, MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIING; SPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRON; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; MALE; RECEPTORS, TRANSFERRIN; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIING; SOCCER; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 77249166063     PISSN: 00224707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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