Ratio of transferrin (Tf) to Tf-receptor complex in circulation differs depending on Tf iron saturation.

Circulation Differs Depending on Tf Iron Saturation, Junji Kato, Masayoshi Kobune, Yutaka Kohgo, Koshi Fujikawa, Rishu Takimoto, Yoshihiro Torimoto, Yoshihisa Ito, Masami Bessho, Tomomitsu Hotta, Akihisa Hikawa, Takafumi Fujii, Kari Punnonen, and Yoshiro Niitsu ( The Fourth Department of Internal Medicine, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo 060-8543, Japan; 2 Third Department of Internal Medicine and 3 Department of Clinical Laboratories, Asahikawa Medical College, Asahikawa 078-8510, Japan; 4 First Department of Internal Medicine, Saitama Medical School, Saitama 3500495, Japan; 5 Fourth Department of Internal Medicine, Tokai University, School of Medicine, Kanagawa 259-1193, Japan; 6 Eiken Chemical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, 114-0002 Japan; 7 Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio 70211, Finland; * author for correspondence: fax 81-11-612-7987, e-mail [email protected])