ferritinn.
/ˈfɛrᵻtɪn/, U.S. /ˈfɛrədən/ Biochemistry.
Any of a group of proteins which store iron in a readily available, soluble form and which are widely distributed in the tissues of animals and plants.
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casein1838
albuminoid1855
xanthoglobulin1868
myochrome1872
xanthoprotein1883
histone1885
globulose1886
phaseolin1893
leucosin1894
nucleohistone1894
nucleon1895
mucoid1898
protone1898
mucinoid1902
myohaemoglobin1906
nucleoprotamine1911
cytozyme1914
leaf protein1917
cytochrome1925
mucoprotein1925
myoglobin1925
flavoprotein1934
oxymyoglobin1935
ferritin1937
lipovitellin1942
arthropodin1947
trypticase1947
erythropoietin1948
phosvitin1948
opsin1951
orosomucoid1955
metallothionein1960
plastocyanin1961
aequorin1962
ferredoxin1962
LDL1962
fetoprotein1964
thioredoxin1964
actinin1965
adrenodoxin1965
lactoferrin1965
myoglobulin1965
rubredoxin1965
uniporter1967
miraculin1968
nexin1970
bacteriorhodopsin1971
molybdoprotein1971
monellin1972
cytokine1974
ankyrin1975
clathrin1975
electromorph1975
tau1975
uniport1975
microtrabecula1976
porin1976
osteocalcin1977
calmodulin1978
monokine1978
PCNA1978
vimentin1978
interleukin1979
laminin1979
titin1979
villin1979
cyclin1981
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addressin1988
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chemokine1992
1937 Chem. Abstr. 31 3979 Ferritin obtained from horse spleen contained 21% of trivalent Fe, combined with albumin.
1951 A. Grollman Pharmacol. & Therapeutics xxxi. 716 The iron..taken up from the gastrointestinal tract is combined with protein (as ferritin) in the mucosa and released in response to the demands of the body.
1962 New Scientist 21 June 658/2 Biologically active iron compounds such as transferrin, ferritin, and haemosiderin.
2003 Elle Jan. 82/2 This pleasant surprise..may be the result of oral contraceptives helping your body to store ferritin.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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