apoferritin /ap·o·fer·ri·tin/ (-fer´ĭ-tin) an apoprotein that can bind many atoms of iron per molecule, forming ferritin, the intracellular storage form of iron.
apoferritin [ap″o-fer´ĭ-tin]
ap·o·fer·ri·tin ( p  -f r  -tn)n. A protein present in the intestinal mucosa that binds and stores iron by combining with a ferric hydroxide-phosphate compound to form ferritin. |
apoferritin [ap″o-fer´ĭ-tin]
an apoprotein that can bind many atoms of iron per molecule to form ferritin, the form in which iron is stored in the liver and other tissues.
apoferritin
an apoprotein that can bind many atoms of iron per molecule to form ferritin, the form in which iron is stored in the liver and other tissues.
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