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. 2005 Dec;95(5-6):569-71.
doi: 10.1007/s00421-005-0055-y. Epub 2005 Oct 26.

Iron-regulatory protein hepcidin is increased in female athletes after a marathon

L Roecker  1 , R Meier-Buttermilch, L Brechtel, E Nemeth, T Ganz
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Iron-regulatory protein hepcidin is increased in female athletes after a marathon

L Roecker et al. Eur J Appl Physiol. 2005 Dec.

Abstract

The propose of this study was to determine the influence of marathon race on hepcidin excretion in female athletes (age 26-45 years). Urine samples were taken before, immediately after, 1 and 3 days after the race. In the average, hepcidin transiently increased at day 1 from 32 to 85 ng/mg creatinine. We propose that the frequently observed iron deficiency of females runners is caused by elevated hepcidin levels.

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