The use of adjustment factors to address the impact of inflammation on vitamin a and iron status in humans

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 145, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 1137S-1143S

  Thurnham, David I ^a   Northrop Clewes, Christine A ^b   Knowles, Jacqueline ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Nutrition Consultant   (United Kingdom)

^c Public Nutrition Solutions   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Acute phase proteins; Ferritin; Iron; Retinol; Soluble transferrin receptor

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PHASE PROTEIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FERRITIN; IRON; OROSOMUCOID; RETINOL; SOLUBLE TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; AUTACOID; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLAMMATION; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON STORAGE; MALE; NEWBORN; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; REFERENCE VALUE; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BLOOD; IMMUNOLOGY; META ANALYSIS; METABOLISM; ORGANIZATION; RISK; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BIOMARKERS; CONGRESSES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; RISK; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY;

EID: 84929501421     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.114.194712     Document Type: Article

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