Hepcidin and iron regulation in health and disease

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 345, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 57-60

  Means, Robert T ^a,b  

^a LEXINGTON VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anemia; Hemochromatosis; Hepcidin; Iron

Indexed keywords

HEPCIDIN; IRON;

ANEMIA OF CHRONIC DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; ERYTHROPOIESIS; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; IRON BALANCE; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 84871950635     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: 15382990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e318253caf1     Document Type: Article

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