Iron in Infection and Immunity - PubMed Central (PMC)
2013-5-15u2002·u2002Hepcidin, a peptide hormone produced in the liver, post-translationally regulates ferroportin and thus controls entry of iron into the plasma after enterocyte absorption. Increases in total body iron stores trigger the production of hepcidin, which subsequently induces the internalization and degradation of ferroportin ( Nemeth et al., 2004 ).
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