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What does transferrin mean?

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  1. (biochemistry) a glycoprotein, a beta globulin, in blood serum that combines with, and transports iron
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Serum lead, transferrin, haptoglobin, and ceruloplasmin levels were all found to be within normal limits.
This blood test measures the amount of iron bound to transferrin, an iron-carrying protein in your bloodstream.
When bound to transferrin, however, iron is unavailable to the invading microbes, and their growth is stemmed.
A purified and isolated nucleic acid molecule encoding a transferrin receptor protein of a strain of Moraxella.
A process for the treatment of human transferrin, which comprises pasteurizing a solution of human transferrin which contains a complexing agent.
The protective benefit transferrin confers results from the fact that bacteria, like cells, need free iron to grow.

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