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Hepcidin, an antimicrobial peptide is downregulated in ceruloplasmin-deficient mice.
Peptides - 1 Feb 2009
Guo Pei, Cui Rui, Chang Yan-Zhong, Wu Wen-Shuang, Qian Zhong-Ming, Yoshida Kunihiro, Qiao Ya-Tiao, Takeda Shin'ichi, Duan Xiang-Lin
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Hepcidin, a principle regulator of iron metabolism, is synthesized by the liver. Contradictory results have been reported on the regulation of hepcidin expression in response to serum transferrin saturation and liver iron content. In the present study, we explore the expression of murine hepcidin...
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