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Abstract
The small liver peptide hepcidin is a major regulator of systemic iron homeostasis in mammals, adapting iron absorption to the body's demands. Two new studies now identify BMP6 as the key endogenous regulator of hepcidin.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19338078 DOI: 10.1038/ng0409-386
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Genet ISSN: 1061-4036 Impact factor: 38.330