All of the following are true about hepcidin except that:
a. It is an acute phase protein.
b. It is a hormone.
c. It decreases in response to increased ferritin.
d. It increases in response to increased iron stores.
ANS: C
Hepcidin is a hormone and is also an acute phase protein that increases when iron levels are high. Ferritin is a form of storage iron, so hepcidin increases when ferritin is increased, not decreased.
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