Ferritin
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ferritin is a noun meaning (biochemistry) Any of a family of iron-carrying globular protein complexes consisting of 24 protein subunits; the key protein of intracellular iron storage.
Meaning
(biochemistry) Any of a family of iron-carrying globular protein complexes consisting of 24 protein subunits; the key protein of intracellular iron storage.
Word Forms
- ferritins
- ferratin
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include conjugates, ferratin, transferrin, ferritoid, bacterioferritin, holoferritin.
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