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What is a ferritin?

What is a ferritin? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (biochemistry) Any of a family of iron-carrying globular protein complexes consisting of 24 protein subunits.
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Several detailed studies were carried out with the proteins lysozyme and ferritin.
The following indicators shall be analysed: full blood count, reticulocytes, plasmatic proteins, ferritin and urinary density.
The flu proteins, which stick out from the ferritin like the spikes on a sea mine, stimulate immunity against the virus.
If the ferritin level is low, or even low normal, iron supplements may be helpful in addressing RLS symptoms.
The iron can be stored within intestinal enterocytes bound to ferritin.
High concentrations of the iron carrying protein ferritin are a marker of haemochromatosis.

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