Iron homeostasis during pregnancy

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 106, Issue , 2017, Pages 1567S-1574S

  Fisher, Allison L ^a,b   Nemeth, Elizabeta ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anemia; hepcidin; iron regulation; placenta; pregnancy

Indexed keywords

HEPCIDIN; IRON;

CONFERENCE PAPER; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HUMAN; IRON HOMEOSTASIS; IRON TRANSPORT; KNOWLEDGE; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; PREGNANCY; REGULATORY MECHANISM; ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; BLOOD; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; DRUG EFFECTS; FEMALE; FETOMATERNAL TRANSFUSION; FETUS; GENETICS; HOMEOSTASIS; IRON INTAKE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PHARMACOKINETICS; PLACENTA;

ANIMALS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FETUS; HEPCIDINS; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; IRON, DIETARY; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; MODELS, ANIMAL; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY;

EID: 85037651333     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.117.155812     Document Type: Conference Paper

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