Study of the effect of iron overload on the function of endocrine glands in male thalassemia patients

<b>Background:</b> Iron overload is an important issue in the state of thalassemic patients due to the harmful effect of high concentration of iron deposited in different tissues in human body including endocrine glands. In the present work, an attempt is carried out to estimate the effe...

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Main Authors: Abdulzahra Mohammed, Al-Hakeim Hussein, Ridha Mahdi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-01-01
Series:Asian Journal of Transfusion Science
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Online Access:http://www.ajts.org/article.asp?issn=0973-6247;year=2011;volume=5;issue=2;spage=127;epage=131;aulast=Abdulzahra