The relationship between marrow iron stores, plasma ferritin concentrations and iron absorption

• Published in: Scandinavian journal of haematology Vol. 22; no. 2; p. 113
• Main Authors: Bezwoda, W R, Bothwell, T H, Torrance, J D, MacPhail, A P, Charlton, R W, Kay, G, Levin, J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Denmark 01.02.1979
• Subjects: Anemia - blood; Arthritis, Rheumatoid - blood; Bone Marrow - metabolism; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - blood; Female; Ferritins - blood; Hemochromatosis - blood; Hemoglobins - analysis; Humans; Intestinal Absorption; Iron - blood; Iron - deficiency; Iron - metabolism; Lymphoma - blood; Male; Mononuclear Phagocyte System - metabolism; Myeloproliferative Disorders - blood; Transferrin - metabolism

The percentage absorption from a 3 mg dose of ferrous iron was measured in 50 subjects with iron stores that varied over a wide range. Iron status was assessed by a number of measurements, including the haemoglobin concentration, the plasma iron concentration, the total iron-binding capacity, the pl...