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Ferritin

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ferritin /fer·ri·tin/ (-i-tin) the iron-apoferritin complex, one of the chief forms in which iron is stored in the body.
fer·ri·tin (fr-tn)
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.
Ferritin
A protein found in the liver, spleen, and bone marrow that stores iron.
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ferritin (fer´itin),
n the compound iron-appoferritin, which is produced in the intestine and stored primarily in the liver, spleen, and bone marrow. It eventually becomes a component of hemoglobin and can be measured to estimate the body's iron levels.
ferritin
the iron-apoferritin complex, one of the forms in which iron is stored in the body.
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