Hepcidin: an important iron metabolism regulator in chronic kidney disease
Abstract Anemia is a common complication and its impact on morbimortality in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) is well known. The discovery of hepcidin and its functions has contributed to a better understanding of iron metabolism disorders in CKD anemia. Hepcidin is a peptide mainly produc...
Main Authors: | Sandra Azevedo Antunes, Maria Eugênia Fernandes Canziani |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Nefrologia
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Nephrology |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-28002016000300351&lng=en&tlng=en |
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