Meaning of hepcidin | Babel Free

Definitions

A hormone produced by the liver that regulates iron homeostasis in mammals.

uncountable, usually

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Examples

“The known genetic defects of iron metabolism 14, 25, 26 frequently involve proteins that function as iron transporters/exporters (for example, ferroportin 18), as receptors for iron-binding proteins (for example, transferrin receptor 27 and hemochtomatosis 28), or to regulate the activity of these transporters or receptors (for example, hepcidin 29).”

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