noun

• A protein produced in mammalian metabolism which serves to store iron in the tissues.

  ‘Several detailed studies were carried out with the proteins lysozyme and ferritin.’

  More example sentences

  • ‘High concentrations of the iron carrying protein ferritin are a marker of haemochromatosis.’
  • ‘These mice also had high blood levels of the iron storage protein ferritin.’
  • ‘To trigger living cells into producing their own contrast agent, Ahrens gave them a gene that produces a form of ferritin, a protein that normally stores iron in a non-toxic form.’
  • ‘At baseline, serum ferritin and antithyroid peroxidase antibodies were measured and a thyrotrophin releasing hormone test was performed.’