A STUDY ON THE LEVEL OF SERUM FERRITIN IN WOMEN OF CHILDBEARING AGE IN EL-BEYDA CITY

Authors

  • Fahima A. Abdelsalam Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Omar El-Mokhtar University, El -Beyda-Libya
  • Hanan S. Moftah Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Omar El-Mokhtar University, El -Beyda-Libya
  • Alnagy M. Ali Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Omar El-Mokhtar University, El -Beyda-Libya
  • Marfoua S. Ali Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Omar El-Mokhtar University, El -Beyda-Libya
  • Soliman M. Adam fahima.alfitory@omu.edu.ly

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53555/eijas.v3i2.131

Keywords:

Ferritin, Iron deficiency anemia, age group, female, El-Beyda, Libya

Abstract

Ferritin, a major iron storage protein, is essential to iron homeostasis and is involved in a wide range of physiologic and pathologic processes, and can hold up to 4 000 atoms of iron. The aim of our study was to determine the levels of Ferritin among different age groups in El-Beyda city in women of childbearing age. This study included 217 women in childbearing age (18- 45 years) who were visiting women clinic and in a period of 24 months from the first of January 2016 to December 2017in El-Beyda city. Reliable serum ferritin level was measured by using an enzyme immunoassay ELISA method. This study showed that there is a close relationship between age and level of serum ferritin, where we found that the age groups 25-31 and 32-38 is the lowest in the level of serum ferritin.

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2017-06-27

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Vol. 3 No. 2 (2017): EPH - International Journal of Applied Science ( ISSN: 2208-2182 )

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