Immune System And Iron - What Is Going On?

For some years now a small group of scientists have been pioneering a revolutionary idea – that the vertebrate immune system could have a role in the regulation of iron in the body. And now, a work soon to be published in the journal Immunology, shows that human lymphocytes (white blood cells) actually produce hepcidin, the most important protein in the regulation of iron levels in the body. read more

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