Regulation of hepcidin by erythropoiesis: The story so far.
Hepcidin is the master regulator of systemic iron homeostasis, facilitating iron balance by controlling intestinal iron absorption and recycling. Hepcidin levels are suppressed when erythropoiesis is stimulated, for example following acute blood loss, appropriately enhancing cellular iron export to...
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Annual Reviews
2016
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