ferritin

See also: Ferritin

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From Latin ferrātus (“iron-bearing”) and -in; compare also ferri- and ferro-.

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ferritin (plural ferritins)

  1. (biochemistry) Any of a family of iron-carrying globular protein complexes consisting of 24 protein subunits; the key protein of intracellular iron storage.
    Coordinate term: transferrin (key protein of extracellular iron transport)

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