Any of a family of iron-carrying globular protein complexes consisting of 24 protein subunits
an iron-containing protein, which may contain as much as 23 per cent of iron by weight; it has been isolated from bone marrow, spleen and liver of a number of different animals; used to store oxygen in tissues of diving marine mammals
In the body, iron is incorporated into heme proteins (including hemoglobin), transported via transferrin, or stored in Ferritin and hemosiderin serum reflects the total amount of stored iron, being directly proportional to that stored in the tissues and the circulation Levels decrease very early during the development of iron deficiency anemia; hence, Ferritin is useful for early detection of iron deficiency The diagnosis may be confirmed with a bone marrow stain
An iron-protein complex, containing up to 23% iron, formed by the union of ferric ions with apoferritin; it is found in the intestinal mucosa, spleen, bone marrow, reticulocytes, and liver, and regulates iron storage and transport from the intestinal lumen to plasma
Ferritin is an iron-protein complex and is one of the forms in which iron is stored in the tissues of the intestine, spleen, and liver
is an iron storage protein found mainly in liver It's released in blood, where it can be dosed, giving information on iron body storage Higher than normal values can be seen in haemochromatosis
a protein containing 20% iron that is found in the intestines and liver and spleen; it is one of the chief forms in which iron is stored in the body