Look up: transferrin

1. transferrin
   [n] - glycoprotein that carries iron in the blood
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2. Transferrin
   Noun: An iron bearing protein within the fluid of the blood.
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3. Transferrin
   a substance in the blood that transports iron throughout the body
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4. Transferrin
   Transferrin: A plasma protein that transports iron through the blood to the liver, spleen and bone marrow. The blood transferrin level is tested for diverse reasons: to determine the cause of anemia, to examine iron metabolism (for example, in iron deficiency anemia) and to determine the iron-carryi...
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5. transferrin
   The iron storage protein (80 kD) found in mammalian serum; a b-globulin. Binds ferric iron with a Kass of around 21 at pH 7.4, 18.1 at pH 6.6. An important constituent of growth media. Transferrin receptors on the cell surface bind transferrin as part of the transport route of iron into cells.
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6. transferrin
   <haematology, protein> A protein that carries iron in the bloodstream (80 kD) found in mammalian serum, a beta globulin. ... Binds ferric iron with a Kass of around 21 at pH 7.4, 18.1 at pH 6.6. An important constituent of growth media. ... Transferrin receptors on the cell surface bind transf...
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7. transferrin
   beta globulin noun a globulin in blood plasma that carries iron
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8. transferrin
   (trans-fer´in) a glycoprotein that binds and transports iron; most is produced in the liver. A similar compound produced in the intestinal mucosa is apoferritin.
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9. transferrin
   protein (beta1 globulin) in blood plasma that transports iron from the tissues and bloodstream to the bone marrow, where it is reused in the ... [5 related articles]
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10. transferrin
    siderophilin, transferrin 1. A beta globulin in blood plasma capable of combining with ferric ions and transporting iron in the body. 2. A plasma glycoprotein that transports dietary iron to the liver, spleen, and bone marrow.
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11. Transferrin
    A protein in the blood that carries iron.
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12. transferrin
    Type: Term Pronunciation: trans-fer′in Definitions: 1. A nonheme β₁-globulin of the plasma, capable of associating reversibly with up to 1.25 mcg iron per gram, and acting therefore as an iron-transporting protein. 2. A glycoprotein, found in mammalian milk (lactoferrin) and egg white (conalbumin, ovotransferrin), that bin...
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13. Transferrin
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