<chemical> Chemical name: Ferritins, apo- ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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(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.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: ap′ō-fer′i-tin Definitions: 1. A protein in the intestinal wall that combines with a ferric hydroxide-phosphate compound to form ferritin, the first stage in the absorption of iron. Apoferritin is an oligomer of 24 chains in a spheric structure; the cavity of this sphere can contain up to 4,500 Fe3+ ions. ...
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a homogeneous protein, found esp. in the intestinal mucosa and the liver, that interacts with a ferric hydroxide-ferric phosphate complex to form ferritin.
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