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Terme préférentiel

Hepcidins  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Définition

  • Forms of hepcidin, a cationic amphipathic peptide synthesized in the liver as a prepropeptide which is first processed into prohepcidin and then into the biologically active hepcidin forms, including in human the 20-, 22-, and 25-amino acid residue peptide forms. Hepcidin acts as a homeostatic regulators of iron metabolism and also possesses antimicrobial activity.

Synonyme(s)

  • Hepcidin
  • Liver-Expressed Antimicrobial Peptide

Action(s) pharmacologique(s)

Traductions

  • français

  • Hepcidine
  • Peptide antimicrobien exprimé dans le foie

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-SHLMTD6X-K

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RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD Date de création 08/07/2013