Hepcidin is not essential for mediating testosterone's effects on erythropoiesis
ConclusionAlthough hepcidin suppression by testosterone increases iron availability and erythropoiesis, hepcidin suppression is not essential for mediating testosterone's effects on erythropoiesis in healthy mice.
Source: Andrology - Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: W. Guo,
P. J. Schmidt,
M. D. Fleming,
S. Bhasin Tags: Original Article Source Type: research