The influence of circadian variations in plasma iron on the measure of plasma iron turnover

✍ Scribed by Y. Najean; Castro-Malaspina; P. Colonna; C. Dresch

• Book ID: 104687089
• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 1977
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 237 KB
• Volume: 2
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0340-6997
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00257279

✦ Synopsis

In 92 cases studied in vivo with 59Fe, the variations of plasma iron during the study were measured. Errors in calculation of plasma iron turnover of up to 25% can be made in normosideremic patients if such variations are not taken into account. In hypersideremic patients the variations of plasma iron are low or nil; in hyposideremic patients the slow variations of plasma iron concentration do not alter the rapid slope of radio-iron removal.