Plasma Transferrin Receptor Levels and Indices of Erythropoiesis and Iron Status in Healthy Term Infants

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The goal of this study was to determine if the postnatal changes in plasma transferrin receptor (TfR) levels in healthy infants were associated with changes in erythropoiesis or iron status. Longitudinal blood samples were obtained monthly from healthy term infants fed iron-fortified formula for the first 7 months and analyzed for plasma TfR and indices of erythropoiesis and iron status. Plasma TfR level rose during the first 2 months of life (p Increases in plasma TfR levels were observed during normal infancy. The increases in plasma TfR levels correlate with increases in erythropoiesis without evidence for functional iron deficiency.

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