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From: Neonatal erythropoiesis and subsequent anemia in HIV-positive and HIV-negative Zimbabwean babies during the first year of life: a longitudinal study

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Model of the relationships between indicators or iron status and erythropoiesis. The model is based on the assumptions that hypoxia determines EPO production which in turn stimulates erythropoietic activity that drives the need for iron and corrects the hypoxia. Abbreviations: Hb, hemoglobin; EPO, erythropoietin; TfR, transferrin receptor; SF, serum ferritin.

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