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Iron and inflammation: cross-talk between pathways regulating hepcidin

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Fleming, R.E. Iron and inflammation: cross-talk between pathways regulating hepcidin. J Mol Med 86, 491–494 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00109-008-0349-8

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