Reference Values of Serum Transferrin Receptor and sTfR/Log Ferritin Index in Healthy Adolescents

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 274-280

  Vazquez Lopez, Maryá A ^a   Ibanez Alcalde, Mercedes ^a   Lendýnez Molinos, Francisco ^a   Ruýz Sanchez, Ana M ^a   Galera Martýnez, Rafael ^a   Garcyá Garcyá, Emilio ^a   Parron Carreno, Tesifon ^a   Bonillo Perales, Antonio ^a  

^a Torrecá Rdenas Hospital   (Spain)

Author keywords

healthy adolescents; iron deficiency; serum erythropoietin; serum transferrin receptor; serum transferrin receptor log ferritin index

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; ERYTHROPOIETIN; FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE; ERYTHROPOIESIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PUBERTY; REFERENCE VALUE; RETICULOCYTE; RETICULOCYTE HEMOGLOBIN CONTENT; SERUM TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR; SERUM TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR LOG FERRITIN INDEX; BLOOD; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ERYTHROPOIETIN; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HUMANS; MALE; RECEPTORS, TRANSFERRIN; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 84937965305     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: 15363678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000000274     Document Type: Article

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