Hepcidin levels in humans are correlated with hepatic iron stores, hemoglobin levels, and hepatic function

Blood

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 746-748

  Détivaud, Lénaïck ^b   Nemeth, Elizabeta ^b   Boudjema, Karim ^b   Turlin, Bruno ^b   Troadec, Marie Bérengère ^b   Leroyer, Patricia ^b   Ropert, Martine ^b   Jacquelinet, Sylvie ^b   Courselaud, Brice ^b   Ganz, Tomas ^b   Brissot, Pierre ^b   Loréal, Olivier ^a  

^a PONTCHAILLOU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERROPORTIN 1; HEMOGLOBIN; HEPCIDIN; IRON; MESSENGER RNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; INTESTINE CELL; IRON KINETICS; IRON METABOLISM; IRON STORAGE; LIVER CELL; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER SURGERY; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MALE; METABOLIC REGULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 22144484497     PISSN: 00064971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1182/blood-2004-12-4855     Document Type: Article

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