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 AI Overview
 Hepcidin is
-a crucial liver-produced peptide hormone that acts as the master regulator of systemic iron metabolism by controlling iron absorption, storage, and recycling. It functions by binding to and inducing the degradation of ferroportin, the cellular iron exporter found on intestinal enterocytes and macrophages, thereby lowering serum iron levels
+a crucial liver-produced peptide hormone that acts as the master regulator of systemic iron metabolism by controlling iron absorption, storage, and recycling. It functions by binding to and inducing the degradation of ferroportin, the cellular iron exporter found on intestinal enterocytes and macrophages, thereby lowering serum iron levels and trapping iron in cells
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