CellWell record HH-102338
Tissue-specific role of hepcidin in iron homeostasis and innate immunity
Sara Zumerle
2026
In plain language
In mice, deleting hepcidin only in the liver caused the same iron overload as deleting it body-wide, and circulating hepcidin was undetectable, showing liver cells are the essential source of hepcidin controlling body iron that other tissues cannot replace.
- Evidence
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