Ferritin (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun Biochemistry.
  1. an amber-colored, crystalline protein, found in the liver, spleen, and bone marrow, that consists of apoferritin combined with a ferric hydroxide-ferric phosphate complex and that stores iron for use in metabolism.
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  1. a protein that contains iron and plays a part in the storage of iron in the body. It occurs in the liver and spleen
Ferritin (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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