Open AccessRelationship of Iron Status to Urinary Norepinephrine Excretion in Children 7–12 Years of Age
Author(s) -
Webb Te,
Krill Ce,
Oski Fa,
Tsou Kc
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.206
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1536-4801
pISSN - 0277-2116
DOI - 10.1097/00005176-198201020-00009
Subject(s) - medicine , norepinephrine , urinary system , excretion , monoamine oxidase , endocrinology , physiology , biochemistry , enzyme , biology , dopamine
In a group of 7- to 12-year-old children without manifest clinical iron deficiency, urinary excretion of free norepinephrine was found to have substantial positive correlation with measure of total iron-binding capacity and negative correlation with serum ferritin. Results support earlier reports of an inverse contingency between iron status and urinary norepinephrine level as observed with severe iron lack, findings consistent with speculation that monoamine oxidase activity may be modified by iron availability.