Hepcidin Signaling in Health and Disease: Ironing Out the Details
Hepcidin, a peptide hormone produced by hepatocytes, is the central regulator of systemic iron homeostasis through its interaction with ferroportin, the major cellular iron export protein. Hepcidin binding to ferroportin results in reduced iron export from macrophages and intestinal absorptive cells...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2021-05-01
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Series: | Hepatology Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/hep4.1717 |