Erythropoietin administration in humans causes a marked and prolonged reduction in circulating hepcidin

Expression of hepcidin, the key hormone governing iron transport, is reduced by anemia in a manner which appears dependent on increased bone marrow activity. The temporal associations between plasma hepcidin and other iron parameters were examined in healthy humans after erythropoietin administratio...

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Published in:Haematologica
Main Authors: Damien R. Ashby, Daniel P. Gale, Mark Busbridge, Kevin G. Murphy, Neill D. Duncan, Tom D. Cairns, David H. Taube, Stephen R. Bloom, Frederick W.K. Tam, Richard Chapman, Patrick H. Maxwell, Peter Choi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ferrata Storti Foundation 2010-03-01
Online Access:https://haematologica.org/article/view/5539