Transferrin (redirected from Receptors, transferrin)

transferrin /trans·fer·rin/ (-fer´in) a glycoprotein mainly produced in the liver, binding and transporting iron, closely related to the apoferritin of the intestinal mucosa.

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trans·fer·rin (trns-frn)

n.

A beta globulin in blood serum that combines with and transports iron. Also called siderophilin.

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Transferrin

A protein in blood plasma that carries iron derived from food intake to the liver, spleen, and bone marrow.

Mentioned in: Iron Tests

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transferrin (transfer´in),

n a trace protein present in the blood that is essential in the transport of iron from the intestine into the bloodstream, making it available to the normoblasts in the bone marrow.

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transferrin

a serum globulin that binds and transports iron.