Open AccessSerum transferrin receptor concentration indicates increased erythropoiesis in Kenyan children with asymptomatic malaria
Author(s) -
Hans Verhoef,
Clive E. West,
Paul Ndeto,
J. Burema,
Yves Béguin,
Frans J. Kok
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.1093/ajcn/74.6.767
Subject(s) - soluble transferrin receptor , transferrin , anemia , medicine , endocrinology , iron deficiency , malaria , hemolysis , ferritin , hemoglobin , transferrin receptor , asymptomatic , immunology , erythropoiesis , serum iron , iron status
Serum transferrin receptor concentrations indicate both erythropoietic activity and the deficit of functional iron in the erythron. In contrast with serum ferritin concentrations, serum transferrin receptor concentrations are not or are only marginally influenced by the inflammatory response to infection.
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