Hepcidin, the Recently Identified Peptide that Appears to Regulate Iron Absorption

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 134, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-4

  Leong, Weng In ^a   Lönnerdal, Bo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hepcidin; Iron; Iron absorption; Iron stores

Indexed keywords

CCAAT ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN ALPHA; HEPCIDIN;

ERYTHROPOIESIS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; INFLAMMATION; INTESTINE; IRON ABSORPTION; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON METABOLISM; IRON OVERLOAD; IRON RESTRICTION; IRON STORAGE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW;

EID: 0347356639     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/134.1.1     Document Type: Review

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