Hepcidin and anaemia
โ Scribed by Robert T. Means Jr.
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 291 KB
- Volume
- 18
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0268-960X
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Hepcidin is a peptide hormone that regulates iron homeostasis and acts as an antimicrobial peptide. It is expressed and secreted by a variety of cell types in response to iron loading and inflammation. Hepcidin mediates iron homeostasis by binding to the iron exporter ferroportin, inducing its inter
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