Browsing Department of Nutrition and Health by Subject "Erythrocyte protoporphyrin, Iron deficiency, Kenya, Malaria, Plasmodium, Pregnancy, Zinc protoporphyrin"

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    • Diagnostic utility of zinc protoporphyrin to detect iron deficiency in Kenyan pregnant women 

      Martin N Mwangi, Sumi Maskey, Pauline EA Andang’o, Noel K Shinali, Johanna M Roth, Laura Trijsburg, Alice M Mwangi, Han Zuilhof, Barend van Lagen, Huub FJ Savelkoul, Ayşe Y Demir, Hans Verhoef (BioMed Central, 2014-12-01)
      Iron-deficient erythropoiesis results in excess formation of zinc protoporphyrin (ZPP), which can be measured instantly and at low assay cost using portable haematofluorometers. ZPP is used as a screening marker of iron ...