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Ferritins

Iron-containing proteins that are widely distributed in animals, plants, and microorganisms. Their major function is to store IRON in a nontoxic bioavailable form. Each ferritin molecule consists of ferric iron in a hollow protein shell (APOFERRITINS) made of 24 subunits of various sequences depending on the species and tissue types.

Year introduced: 2007 (1966)

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Tree Number(s): D12.776.157.427.249, D12.776.556.579.249

MeSH Unique ID: D005293

Registry Number: 9007-73-2

Entry Terms:

  • Ferritin
  • Basic Isoferritin
  • Isoferritin, Basic
  • Isoferritin

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