ferritin

See also: Ferritin

English

Structure of the ferritin complex.

Alternative forms

ferratin (dated)

Etymology

From Latin ferrātus (“iron-bearing”) and -in.

Noun

ferritin (plural ferritins)

(biochemistry) Any of a family of iron-carrying globular protein complexes consisting of 24 protein subunits.

Derived terms

Translations

any of a family of iron-carrying globular protein complexes consisting of 24 protein subunits

Catalan: ferritina f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 鐵蛋白／铁蛋白 (zh) (tiědànbái)
Finnish: ferritiini
Italian: ferritina (it) f
Portuguese: ferritina f
Spanish: ferritina (es) f

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