Cigarette smokes produce a large number of oxidants and promote secretion of ferritin by alveolar macrophages which are potential to encourage the lipid peroxidation. Malondialdehyde (MDA) is used as a parameter of lipid peroxidation. The study was aimed to evaluate the relationship between blood level of vitamin A and ferritin and MDA among Javanese male smokers. Sixty men who lived in Purwore…
Complication of daily treatment of iron efficiency anemia in children is still low. The complicance will be increased if the iron supplementation is given weekly. Previous study showed that there was no significant difference in the increase in hemoglobin level between daily and weekly treatment in prepubertial children. To study the difference in the increase in hemoglobin and serum ferritin l…