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siderophore
siderophore[′sid·ə·rə‚fȯr] (biochemistry) A molecular receptor that binds and transports iron. siderophore
siderophore [sid´er-o-for] a macrophage containing hemosiderin.sid·er·o·phore (sid'er-ō-fōr), 1. A large extravasated mononuclear phagocyte containing granules of hemosiderin, found in the sputum or in the lungs of patients with longstanding pulmonary congestion from left ventricular failure.
See also: heart failure cell. 2. Secreted molecule which chelates iron. Synonym(s): siderophage [sidero- + G. phoros, bearing] sid·er·o·phore (sid'ĕr-ō-fōr) A large, extravasated, mononuclear phagocyte containing granules of hemosiderin, found in the sputum or in the lungs of people with long-standingpulmonary congestion from left ventricular failure.
Synonym(s): siderophage. [sidero- + G. phoros, bearing] |