transferrinn.
/trɑːnsˈfɛrᵻn//transˈfɛrᵻn/ Biochemistry.
Any of several beta globulins found in blood serum which bind and transport iron; = siderophilin n. at sidero- comb. form1 2.
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1947 C. G. Holmberg & G.-B. Laurell in Acta Chemica Scandinavica 1 950 We suggest that the new metal-combining protein (iron-binding component) in serum be called transferrin.
1962 H. Heath in A. Pirie Lens Metabolism 364 Ascorbic acid has been shown to be necessary for the transfer of plasma-bound iron, transferrin, into the liver and its incorporation into ferritin.
1971 J. H. Dagg et al. in Goldberg & Brain Rec. Adv. Haematol. ii. 105 An erythrocyte protoporphyrin level above 40·0 μg per 100 ml. erythrocytes and a transferrin saturation of less than 16 per cent taken together, allow a firm diagnosis of the sideropenic state without the necessity for marrow biopsy.
1977 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Arts 125 699/1 These transferrin genes show much genetic diversity within herds.
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