Molecular biology - Hepcidin - The discovery of a small protein with a pivotal role in iron homeostasis

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Volumn 147, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 261-266

  Sela, Ben Ami ^a,b  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Ferroportin; Hemochromatosis; Hepcidin; Iron overload; Transferrin

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDE; HEPCIDIN; IRON;

GENETICS; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; IRON OVERLOAD; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; IRON; IRON OVERLOAD;

EID: 48949098526     PISSN: 00177768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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