serum iron

collocation in English

meaningsofserumandiron

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serum
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈsɪə.rəm/us
/ˈsɪr.əm/
the thin yellowish liquid part of the ...
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iron
noun
uk
/aɪən/us
/aɪrn/
a chemical element that is a common greyish-coloured metal. It is strong, used in making steel, and exists in very small amounts ...
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(Definition ofserumandironfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Diminishedserumiron-binding antioxidant capacity may also contribute to oxidative stress.
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This is preceded by a depletion of iron stores and then a reduction inserumironbefore there is any detectable change in haemoglobin level.
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In health, theserumironof adult non-pregnant women lies between 13 and 27mmol/l.
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It showed a cost-effectiveness ratio potentially acceptable to healthcare deciders when it was applied to at-risk relatives and thus substituted regularserumironstudies (14).
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Serumironshows marked individual diurnal variation and -uctuates even from hour to hour.
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It is the ratio ofserumironand total iron-binding capacity, multiplied by 100.
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Of the transferrin that is available to bind iron, this value tells a clinician how muchserumironis actually bound.
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Thus, in states of high hepcidin levels (including inflammatory states),serumironlevels can drop because iron is trapped inside macrophages.
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Serumiron, total iron binding capacity and transferrin saturation may be more easily interpreted in inflammation.
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Serumiron, percentage saturation and ferritin are increased.
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The observed association of the infection with liver disease (associated with increasedserumiron) might be due to the capability of more virulent strains to capture iron bound to transferrin.
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