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erythroferrone

erythroferrone noun: a protein hormone produced by erythroblasts that inhibits the action of hepcidin and so increases the amount of iron available for hemoglobin synthesis.

Noun

erythroferrone (uncountable)

  1. A protein hormone produced by erythroblasts that inhibits the action of hepcidin and so increases the amount of iron available for hemoglobin synthesis.
    • This could indicate that both TMPRSS6 and erythroferrone are important components of one signaling pathway.2016 February 5, “Effect of Erythropoietin, Iron Deficiency and Iron Overload on Liver Matriptase-2 (TMPRSS6) Protein Content in Mice and Rats”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Questions about erythroferrone

What does erythroferrone mean?
Erythroferrone means a protein hormone produced by erythroblasts that inhibits the action of hepcidin and so increases the amount of iron available for hemoglobin synthesis.
What part of speech is erythroferrone?
Erythroferrone is a noun.

Words near erythroferrone in the dictionary

  1. erythrodysesthesia
  2. erythrodysesthesias
  3. erythrodysplasia
  4. erythroenzymopathies
  5. erythroenzymopathy
  6. erythroferrone
  7. erythrofuranose
  8. erythrofuranoses
  9. erythrogen
  10. erythrogenesis
  11. erythrogenic

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