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Abstract
Iron-containing proteins that are widely distributed in animals, plants, and microorganisms. Their major function is to store IRON in a nontoxic bioavailable form. Each ferritin molecule consists of ferric iron in a hollow protein shell (APOFERRITINS) made of 24 subunits of various sequences depending on the species and tissue types.
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- Ferritin
- Basic Isoferritin
- Isoferritin
- Isoferritin, Basic
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.
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2007 (1966); for ISOFERRITIN use FERRITIN (NM) 1972-2006
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Ferritins. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005293. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005293
- Ferritins. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferritin
- Ferritins. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22327449