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transferrin Biochem.|trɑːnsˈfɛrɪn, træns-, -nz-| [f. trans- + L. ferr-um iron + -in1.] Any of several beta globulins found in blood serum which bind and transport iron; = siderophilin s.v. sidero-1 2.
1947Holmberg & Laurell in Acta Chemica Scandinavica I. 950 We suggest that the new metal-combining protein (iron-binding component) in serum be called transferrin. 1962H. Heath in A. Pirie Lens Metabolism Rel. Cataract 364 Ascorbic acid has been shown to be necessary for the transfer of plasma-bound iron, transferrin, into the liver and its incorporation into ferritin. 1971[see siderophilin s.v. sidero- 2]. 1977Jrnl. R. Soc. Arts CXXV. 699/1 These transferrin genes show much genetic diversity within herds. |