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Extrahepatic hepcidin production: The intriguing outcomes of recent years
Hepcidin is the hyposideremic hormone regulating iron metabolism. It is a defensin-like disulfide-bonded peptide with antimicrobial activity. The main site of hepcidin production is the liver where its synthesis is modulated by iron, inflammation and erythropoietic signaling. However, hepcidin local...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Baishideng Publishing Group Inc
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6695539/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31423425 http://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v7.i15.1926 |