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erythrocyte iron turnover — (EIT) the rate at which iron moves from the bone marrow into circulating red cells, calculated as: plasma iron turnover (PIT) Ч red cell utilization (RCU). Called also red blood cell iron t … Medical dictionary
PITR — plasma iron turnover rate … Medical dictionary
PITR — • plasma iron turnover rate … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
ferrokinetics — The study of iron metabolism using radioactive iron. [L. ferrum, iron, + G. kinesis, movement] * * * fer·ro·ki·net·ics (fer″o kĭ netґiks) [ferro + kinetics] the movement of iron in the body from plasma transferrin to red cell… … Medical dictionary
Clement Finch — Finch, Clement Alfred Born Broadalbin Town, New York Died La Jolla, San Diego, California Ethnicity Caucasian Citizenship US Citizen Education … Wikipedia
pit — 1. SYN: fovea. 2. One of the pinhead sized depressed scars following the pustule of acne, chickenpox, or smallpox (pockmark). 3. A sharp pointed depression in the enamel surface of a tooth, due to faulty or incomplete … Medical dictionary
PIT — • pacing induced tachycardia; • patella inhibition test; • pericranial injection therapy; • picture identification test; • pitocin; • pitressin; • plasma iron turnover … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
blood — bloodlike, adj. /blud/, n. 1. the fluid that circulates in the principal vascular system of human beings and other vertebrates, in humans consisting of plasma in which the red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets are suspended. 2. the… … Universalium
Vitamin C — This article is about ascorbic acid as a nutrient; for its chemical properties, see the article ascorbic acid; for other uses, see the disambiguation page. Vitamin C … Wikipedia
protein — proteinaceous /proh tee nay sheuhs, tee i nay /, proteinic, proteinous, adj. /proh teen, tee in/, n. 1. Biochem. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the… … Universalium
