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ferritin Biochem.|ˈfɛrɪtɪn|
[a. Czech ferritin (V. Laufberger 1934, in Biologické Listy XIX. 77), f. ferri- after ferratin.]
A water-soluble crystalline protein containing ferric iron that occurs in many animals, esp. in the liver and spleen, and is involved in the storage of iron by the body.
1937Chem. Abstr. XXXI. 3979 Ferritin obtained from horse spleen contained 21% of trivalent Fe, combined with albumin. 1951A. Grollman Pharmacol. & Therapeutics xxxi. 716 The iron..taken up from the gastro⁓intestinal tract is combined with protein (as ferritin) in the mucosa and released in response to the demands of the body. 1957New Biol. XXIII. 80 The rapid synthesis of the iron-containing protein, ferritin, in the livers of rats following the injection of large doses of ‘soluble’ iron. 1962New Scientist 21 June 658/2 Biologically active iron compounds such as transferrin, ferritin, and haemosiderin. |