Indicators of the iron status of populations

Indicators of the iron status of populations: free erythrocyte protoporphyrin and zinc protoporphyrin; serum and plasma iron, total iron binding capacity and transferrin saturation; and serum transferrin receptor
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Contents
1. Introduction 78
2. free erythrocyte protoporphyrin, erythrocyte protoporphyrin and zinc protoporphyrin 78
2.1 Pregnancy 79
2.2 Infancy 79
2.3 Childhood 80
2.4 Response to iron therapy and complications 81
2.5 Measurement, confounding factors, and units of measurement 82
3. Serum iron, total iron binding capacity and transferrin saturation 85
3.1 Serum iron 85
3.2 Transferrin, total iron binding capacity, transferrin saturation 87
4. Soluble transferrin receptor 88
5. References 91