Ferritin

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An iron-containing protein complex, found principally in the intestinal mucosa, spleen, and liver, that functions as the primary form of iron storage in the body.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Any of a family of iron-carrying globular protein complexes consisting of 24 protein subunits.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a protein containing 20% iron that is found in the intestines and liver and spleen; it is one of the chief forms in which iron is stored in the body
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