Ferritin in the Serum of Normal Subjects and Patients with Iron Deficiency and Iron Overload. Issue 5834 (28th October 1972)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Jacobs, A.; Miller, F.; Worwood, M.; Beamish, M. R.; Wardrop, C. A.
• Is Part Of: BMJ. Volume 4:Issue 5834(1972)
• Page Start: 206
• Page End: 208
• Publication Date: 1972-10-28
• Subjects: Medicine -- Periodicals; Medicine -- Periodicals; Medicine; Periodicals; 610
• DOI: 10.1136/bmj.4.5834.206
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0007-1447

Abstract

Abstract : The concentration of ferritin in serum gives a quantitative measure of the amount of storage iron in normal subjects and those with iron deficiency or overload. The mean level in normal men is 69 ng/ml, compared with 35 ng/ml in normal women. A concentration below 10 ng/ml is associated with a low transferrin saturation and iron-deficient erythropoiesis.