cy·to·cu·pre·in

(sī'tō-kū'prē-in),

Former term for copper-containing proteins found in human erythrocytes and tissues. See: superoxide dismutase, ceruloplasmin.

Synonym(s): cerebrocuprein, erythrocuprein, hemocuprein, hepatocuprein

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cerebrocuprein

(1) Superoxide dismutase.
(2) An obsolete term for any copper-binding protein; cytocuprein.

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