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Biting the iron bullet: Endoplasmic reticulum stress adds the pain of hepcidin to chronic liver disease†
Article first published online: 26 JAN 2010
DOI: 10.1002/hep.23507
Copyright © 2010 American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
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Messner, D. J., Kowdley, K. V. (2010), Biting the iron bullet: Endoplasmic reticulum stress adds the pain of hepcidin to chronic liver disease. Hepatology, 51: 705–707. doi: 10.1002/hep.23507
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