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Suppression of plasma hepcidin by venesection during steady-state hypoxia

Talbot, Nick P.; Smith, Thomas G.; Lakhal-Littleton, Samira; Gulsever, Cafer; Rivera Chira, Maria Concepcion; Dorrington, Keith L.; Mole, David R.; Robbins, Peter A. (Elsevier, 2016)

Hepcidin inhibits iron uptake from the gut and release of iron from macrophages in the reticuloendothelial system. Suppression of plasma hepcidin occurs in lowlanders after ascent to high altitude, reflecting the increased ...

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