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Circulating Hepcidin-25 Is Reduced by Endogenous Estrogen in Humans
OBJECTIVE: Hepcidin reduces iron absorption by binding to the intestinal iron transporter ferroportin, thereby causing its degradation. Although short-term administration of testosterone or growth hormone (GH) has been reported to decrease circulating hepcidin levels, little is known about how hepci...
| Autores principales: | , , , , , , , , |
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2016
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4750915/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26866603 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0148802 |