Preferred Name |
Ferritin |
ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C16577 |
code |
C16577 |
DEFINITION |
An iron protein complex, containing up to 23% iron, formed by the union of ferric iron with apoferritin; it is found in the intestinal mucosa, spleen, bone marrow, reticulocytes, and liver, and regulates iron storage and transport from the intestinal lumen to plasma. |
label |
Ferritin |
Legacy_Concept_Name |
Ferritin |
Preferred_Name |
Ferritin |
prefixIRI |
C16577 |
prefLabel |
Ferritin |
Semantic_Type |
Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein |
UMLS_CUI |
C0015879 |
subClassOf |