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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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |