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Expression and cellular localization of hepcidin mRNA and protein in normal rat brain

BACKGROUND: Hepcidin is a peptide hormone belonging to the defensin family of cationic antimicrobial molecules that has an essential role in systemic iron homeostasis. The peptide is synthesised by hepatocytes and transported in the circulation to target tissues where it regulates the iron export fu...

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Autores principales: Raha-Chowdhury, Ruma, Raha, Animesh Alexander, Forostyak, Serhiy, Zhao, Jing-Wei, Stott, Simon Russell William, Bomford, Adrian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4409766/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25896789
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12868-015-0161-7