Hepcidin, the recently identified peptide that appears to regulate iron absorption.

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A newly identified iron regulator, hepcidin, appears to communicate body iron status and demand for erythropoiesis to the intestine, and in turn, modulates intestinal iron absorption. Hepcidin was first purified from human blood and urine as an antimicrobial peptide and was found to be predominantly expressed in the liver. A lack of hepcidin expression has been associated with iron overload and overexpression of...

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