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Diagnostic utility of zinc protoporphyrin to detect iron deficiency in Kenyan pregnant women
BACKGROUND: Iron-deficient erythropoiesis results in excess formation of zinc protoporphyrin (ZPP), which can be measured instantly and at low assay cost using portable haematofluorometers. ZPP is used as a screening marker of iron deficiency in individual pregnant women and children, but also to as...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4276103/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25428714 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12916-014-0229-8 |