Afebrile Plasmodium falciparum parasitemia decreases absorption of fortification iron but does not affect systemic iron utilization: a double stable-isotope study in young Beninese women.

Cercamondi, Colin I

Afebrile Plasmodium falciparum parasitemia decreases absorption of fortification iron but does not affect systemic iron utilization: a double stable-isotope study in young Beninese women. [electronic resource] - The American journal of clinical nutrition Dec 2010 - 1385-92 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

1938-3207

10.3945/ajcn.2010.30051 doi


Adolescent
Adult
Anemia, Iron-Deficiency--drug therapy
Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides--blood
Benin
Erythropoietin--blood
Female
Ferritins--blood
Food, Fortified
Growth Differentiation Factor 15--blood
Hepcidins
Humans
Inflammation--drug therapy
Inflammation Mediators--blood
Intestinal Absorption
Iron, Dietary--metabolism
Isotope Labeling
Malaria, Falciparum--complications
Parasitemia--drug therapy
Plasmodium falciparum
Sorghum
Young Adult