Overview
- Authors:
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Manfred Wick
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Institute for Clinical Chemistry, Klinikum Grosshadern, University of Munich, Federal Republic of Germany
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Wulf Pinggera
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Internal Medicine, General Hospital, Amstetten, Austria
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Paul Lehmann
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Boehringer Mannheim GmbH, Mannheim, Federal Republic of Germany
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Table of contents (6 papers)
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Front Matter
Pages I-VIII
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- Manfred Wick, Wulf Pinggera, Paul Lehmann
Pages 1-2
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- Manfred Wick, Wulf Pinggera, Paul Lehmann
Pages 3-13
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- Manfred Wick, Wulf Pinggera, Paul Lehmann
Pages 14-17
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- Manfred Wick, Wulf Pinggera, Paul Lehmann
Pages 18-35
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- Manfred Wick, Wulf Pinggera, Paul Lehmann
Pages 36-53
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- Manfred Wick, Wulf Pinggera, Paul Lehmann
Pages 54-60
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About this book
Disturbance of iron metabolism, particularly iron deficiency, are among the most commonly overlooked or misinterpreted diseases. This is due to the fact that the determination of transport iron in serum or plasma, which is the test used in conventional diagnosis, does not allow a representative estimate of the body's total iron reserves. A proper estimate was formerly possible only by the costly and invasive determination of storage iron in the bone marrow; sensitive, well-standardized immunochemical methods for the precise determination of the iron storage protein ferritin in plasma are now available. Since the secretrion of this protein correctly reflects the reserves of depot iron in the majority of cases, these methods permit fast and reliable diagnoses, particularly of iron deficiency conditions. The fact that iron deficiency is so common and is usually simple to treat ought to be well known in the medical world. This book is intended to contribute to a better understanding of the main pathophysiological foundations and diagnostic principles.
Authors and Affiliations
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Institute for Clinical Chemistry, Klinikum Grosshadern, University of Munich, Federal Republic of Germany
Manfred Wick
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Internal Medicine, General Hospital, Amstetten, Austria
Wulf Pinggera
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Boehringer Mannheim GmbH, Mannheim, Federal Republic of Germany
Paul Lehmann