Iron, hepcidin and the metal connection.

• Main Authors: Olivier eLoréal (Author), Thibault eCavey (Author), Edouard eBardou-Jacquet (Author), Pascal eGuggenbuhl (Author), Martine eRopert (Author), Pierre eBrissot (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Identification of new players in iron metabolism, such as hepcidin, which regulates ferroportin and divalent metal transporter 1 expression, has improved our knowledge of iron metabolism and iron-related diseases. However, from both experimental data and clinical findings, iron-related proteins appe...