ALL meanings of ferritin
fer·ri·tin
F f - noun ferritin 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. 1
- noun ferritin A protein produced in mammalian metabolism which serves to store iron in the tissues. 1
- noun ferritin a protein that contains iron and plays a part in the storage of iron in the body. It occurs in the liver and spleen 0
- noun ferritin an iron-storing protein found in certain body tissue 0