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Ferritin

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Noun

1. ferritin

a protein containing 20% iron that is found in the intestines and liver and spleen; it is one of the chief forms in which iron is stored in the body

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Ferritin

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noun
biochemistry
a protein that contains iron and plays a part in the storage of iron in the body. It occurs in the liver and spleen

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Ferritin

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noun
an iron-storing protein found in certain body tissue

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Ferritin

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n.
An iron-containing protein complex, found principally in the intestinal mucosa, spleen, and liver, that functions as the primary form of iron storage in the body.

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