(sī'tō-kū'prē-in), Former term for copper-containing proteins found in human erythrocytes and tissues. See: superoxide dismutase, ceruloplasmin. Synonym(s): cerebrocuprein, erythrocuprein, hemocuprein, hepatocuprein
cerebrocuprein
(1) Superoxide dismutase. (2) An obsolete term for any copper-binding protein; cytocuprein.