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ferritin
[ fer-i-tn ]
noun
, Biochemistry.
- an amber-colored, crystalline protein, found in the liver, spleen, and bone marrow, that consists of apoferritin combined with a ferric hydroxide-ferric phosphate complex and that stores iron for use in metabolism.
ferritin
/ ˈfɛrɪtɪn /
noun
- biochem a protein that contains iron and plays a part in the storage of iron in the body. It occurs in the liver and spleen
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ferritin1
C20: from ferrite + -in
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