Page history
9 April 2024
no edit summary
+95
Created page with "<section begin="clinical biochemistry" />Free iron ions are toxic to the cells, as they create reactive oxygen species through the Fenton reaction. They are therefore stored in a protein called '''ferritin'''. One molecule of ferritin can store up to 4500 iron atoms. Note that the pure protein-only, non-iron-bound protein is called '''apoferritin'''. Ferritin is mostly found in the liver. Ferritin is a positive acute phase protein. == Ferritin in laboratory med..."
+1,605