The anemia of vitamin a deficiency: Epidemiology and pathogenesis

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 271-281

  Semba, R D ^a   Bloem, M W ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HELEN KELLER INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anemia; Erythropoietin; Hematopoiesis; Hemoglobin; Infection; Iron; Retinoic acid; Retinol; Vitamin a

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PREGNANCY; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY;

ALPHA INTERFERON; ERYTHROPOIETIN; FOLIC ACID; GLUTAMATE SODIUM; HEMOGLOBIN; INTERLEUKIN 1; IRON; RETINOIC ACID; RETINOIC ACID RECEPTOR; RETINOID X RECEPTOR; RETINOL; RETINOL ACETATE; SOMATOMEDIN C; TRANSFERRIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; ZINC;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA; BANGLADESH; BRAZIL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL GROWTH; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ERYTHROCYTE; ETHIOPIA; FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; INFECTION; IRON KINETICS; IRON STORAGE; MALAWI; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NEPAL; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAKISTAN; PATHOGENESIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; REVIEW; SOUTH AFRICA; STEM CELL;

EID: 85047695313     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601320     Document Type: Review

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