STATUS OF COLLAGEN METABOLISM IN PATIENTS WITH IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA
Parameters of collagen metabolism have been studied in 48 women 17 - 53 years old with iron deficiency anemia. Evaluation of collagen metabolism was based on defining the concentration of the free form and peptide- and protein-bound form of hydroxyproline in blood serum and gastric juice of the patients. A significant reduction of collagen anabolism along with relative predominance of its catabolism in the patients has been revealed.