Hepcidin: how inflammation and stress lock iron away
nutrition · Science; Blood; PLoS ONE · 2004
The liver hormone hepcidin shuts the exit channel for iron. Inflammation, hard training and ongoing stress push it up.
Authors
Nemeth E, Ganz T, et al.; Peeling P, et al.
Research lens
The liver hormone hepcidin shuts the exit channel for iron. Inflammation, hard training and ongoing stress push it up.
- iron
- ferritin
- hepcidin
- inflammation
- stress
- athletes