Publication Date:
2016-02-19
Description:
Article Iron deficiency, the most common health problem in the world, has required a blood test for diagnosis. Here, the authors show that iron deficiency can be detected non-invasively and quickly by measuring the fluorescence of red blood cell zinc protoporphyrin in the microcirculation of the lip. Nature Communications doi: 10.1038/ncomms10776 Authors: Georg Hennig, Christian Homann, Ilknur Teksan, Uwe Hasbargen, Stephan Hasmüller, Lesca M. Holdt, Nadia Khaled, Ronald Sroka, Thomas Stauch, Herbert Stepp, Michael Vogeser, Gary M. Brittenham
Electronic ISSN:
2041-1723
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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