a protein containing 20% iron that is found in the intestines and liver and spleen; it is one of the chief forms in which iron is stored in the body
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ferritin::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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Examples of ferritin
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I have been having regular phlebotomies, and now my ferritin level is normal.
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Premenopausal hysterectomy is associated with increased brain ferritin iron.
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Ferritin is ubiquitous and highly conserved throughout almost all organisms.
From the nature.com
Ferritin is used for iron storage in bloom-forming marine pennate diatoms.
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We used a replication-defective adenovirus vector to deliver the ferritin transgenes.
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Ferritin as a photocatalyst and scaffold for gold nanoparticle synthesis.
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The scientists knew that the ferritin protein cage had pores that could open and close.
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Integrated magnetic bionanocomposites through nanoparticle-mediated assembly of ferritin.
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Ferritin is an iron-binding protein that shows up clearly in MRI scans.
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- A protein containing 20% iron that is found in the intestines and liver and spleen; it is one of the chief forms in which iron is stored in the body
- Ferritin is a ubiquitous intracellular protein that stores iron and releases it in a controlled fashion. The protein is produced by almost all living organisms, including bacteria, algae and higher plants, and animals. In humans, it acts as a buffer against iron deficiency and iron overload.
- Any of a family of iron-carrying globular protein complexes consisting of 24 protein subunits
- An iron-carrying protein which is a more accurate monitor of long term body iron status than the Blood iron level, which varies with diet.
- Ferritin is a protein that stores iron inside your cells so that your body can use the iron when it is needed. A serum ferritin level is a blood test that measures the amount of ferritin in the cells. ...
- Iron-storage protein (see serum ferritin).
- A form of iron that is stored in the liver and released as needed to make new red blood cells
- An iron-binding protein necessary for red blood cell function. A low
- The primary form of storage iron.
