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.
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
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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