A possible link between hepcidin and regulation of dietary iron absorption |
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| Authors: | Wessling-Resnick Marianne |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, 665 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA. |
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| Abstract: | The antimicrobial peptide hepcidin has been implicated in the regulation of iron homeostasis. Hepcidin is theorized to be a key link between body iron stores and the appropriate modulation of dietary iron absorption. |
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| Keywords: | antimicrobial peptide hepcidin iron homeostasis |
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