ANALYSIS OF FALL IN SERUM FERRITIN AFTER CHELATION OF IRON WITH DEFERIPRONE (L1) IN BETA-THALASSEMIA AND HEMOGLOBIN-E BETA-THALASSEMIA

Authors
ADHIKARI D ROY TB CHANDRA S ADHIKARI SK
Citation
D. Adhikari et al., ANALYSIS OF FALL IN SERUM FERRITIN AFTER CHELATION OF IRON WITH DEFERIPRONE (L1) IN BETA-THALASSEMIA AND HEMOGLOBIN-E BETA-THALASSEMIA, Current Science, 68(8), 1995, pp. 839-840
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Journal title
Current Science → ACNP
ISSN journal
00113891
Volume
68
Issue
8
Year of publication
1995
Pages
839 - 840
Database
ISI
SICI code
0011-3891(1995)68:8<839:AOFISF>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
Serum ferritin reflects body iron store. It is increased in thalassaem ias due to many reasons. The chelation of iron with deferiprone (L1) c auses fall of serum ferritin. This is found to be biexponential when c helated by hydrophilic alpha-hydroxypyridones such as deferiprone in v ivo.