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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..."
(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...") |
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