Serum Hepcidin and Soluble Transferrin Receptor in the Assessment of Iron Metabolism in Children on a Vegetarian Diet

The aim of this study was to assess the effect of vegetarian diet on iron metabolism parameters paying special attention to serum hepcidin and soluble transferrin receptor (sTfR) concentrations in 43 prepubertal children (age range 4.5–9.0 years) on vegetarian and in 46 children on omnivorous diets....

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Autores principales: Ambroszkiewicz, Jadwiga, Klemarczyk, Witold, Mazur, Joanna, Gajewska, Joanna, Rowicka, Grażyna, Strucińska, Małgorzata, Chełchowska, Magdalena
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer US 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5662660/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28342014
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12011-017-1003-5