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GATA-4 transcription factor regulates hepatic hepcidin expression.
The Biochemical journal - 1 Aug 2011
Island Marie-Laure, Fatih Nadia, Leroyer Patricia, Brissot Pierre, Loreal Olivier
Abstract excerpt
Hepcidin, a hormone mainly synthesized by hepatocytes and secreted in plasma, controls iron bioavailability. Thus, by inducing the internalization of the iron exporter ferroportin, it regulates iron release from macrophages, enterocytes and hepatocytes towards plasma. Abnormal levels of hepcidin...
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