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Definition of Transferrin in English :

Transferrin

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Noun

1. beta globulin, siderophilin, transferrin

a globulin in blood plasma that carries iron

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Transferrin

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noun

biochemistry

any of a group of blood glycoproteins that transport iron

. Also called: beta globulin, siderophilin

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Transferrin

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noun

an iron-binding, crystalline globulin in blood plasma, that is important as an iron carrier

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Transferrin

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n.

Any of a family of proteins that are found in the blood serum of humans and other vertebrates and that combine with and transport iron.

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