title: Ferritin in the serum of normal subjects and patients with iron deficiency and iron overload.
abstract: The concentration of ferritin in serum gives a quantitative measure of the amount of storage iron in normal subjects and those with iron deficiency or overload. The mean level in normal men is 69 ng/ml, compared with 35 ng/ml in normal women. A concentration below 10 ng/ml is associated with a low transferrin saturation and iron-deficient erythropoiesis.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000747:Anemia, Hypochromic / Q000097:blood*; D000756:Anemia, Sideroblastic / Q000097:blood; D001815:Bloodletting; D004920:Erythropoiesis; D005260:Female; D005293:Ferritins / Q000097:blood*; D006432:Hemochromatosis / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D007501:Iron / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D005293:Ferritins; D007501:Iron