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Trace Elements in Health Biochemistry

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Hepcidin—a regulator of intestinal iron absorption and iron recycling by macrophages

Tomas Ganz
Best Practice & Research Clinical Haematology Summary & key facts 2005 389 citations

Hepcidin is a small hormone made in the liver that helps control how the body absorbs and moves iron. It lowers iron flow into the blood by blocking ferroportin, the only known iron exporter on intestinal cells, macrophages (immune cells), and liver cells. Hepcidin levels rise when iron is high…

Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders Iron Metabolism and Disorders Trace Elements in Health
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