ferritin
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See also: Ferritin
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin ferrātus (“iron-bearing”) and -in.
Noun
ferritin (plural ferritins)
- (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)