Sensitivity of reticulocyte indices to iron therapy in an intensely training athlete.
Iron deficiency anaemia, and its debilitating effect on performance, is an area of concern for many female athletes. Automated technologies that analyse individual reticulocytes may provide a sensitive measure of bone marrow response to iron supplementation. The reticulocyte characteristics of a female volleyball player with frank iron deficiency anaemia, and her subsequent response to oral iron therapy, are reported.
Department of Physiology and Applied Nutrition, Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra, Australia.
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Ashenden
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Dobson
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Hahn
D000284:Administration, Oral; D000293:Adolescent; D018798:Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy*; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000187:drug effects; D003692:Delayed-Action Preparations; D004909:Erythrocyte Indices / Q000187:drug effects*; D005260:Female; D005293:Ferritins / Q000097:blood; D005296:Ferrous Compounds / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D012156:Reticulocytes / Q000187:drug effects*; D013177:Sports
D003692:Delayed-Action Preparations; D005296:Ferrous Compounds; D006454:Hemoglobins; C020748:ferrous sulfate; D005293:Ferritins