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IRON ABSORPTION IN HÆMOCHROMATOSIS AND CIRRHOSIS OF THE LIVER
Author(s) -
DAVIS A. E.,
BIGGS J. C.
Publication year - 1964
Publication title -
australasian annals of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 0571-9283
DOI - 10.1111/imj.1964.13.3.201
Subject(s) - cirrhosis , pancreatic function , absorption (acoustics) , gastroenterology , medicine , chemistry , pancreas , materials science , composite material
Summary The absorption of iron with and without a preceding dose of pancreatic extract has been studied in patients with hæmochromatosis and cirrhosis of the liver. The addition of pancreatic extract caused a significant reduction in iron absorption in both groups of patients. It is proposed that a specific derangement of pancreatic function leads to the excess absorption of iron which occurs in these conditions.