| Literature DB >> 16249921 |
L Roecker1, R Meier-Buttermilch, L Brechtel, E Nemeth, T Ganz.
Abstract
The propose of this study was to determine the influence of marathon race on hepcidin excretion in female athletes (age 26-45 years). Urine samples were taken before, immediately after, 1 and 3 days after the race. In the average, hepcidin transiently increased at day 1 from 32 to 85 ng/mg creatinine. We propose that the frequently observed iron deficiency of females runners is caused by elevated hepcidin levels.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 16249921 DOI: 10.1007/s00421-005-0055-y
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur J Appl Physiol ISSN: 1439-6319 Impact factor: 3.078