a plasma globulin that binds free iron absorbed from the food in the intestines and transports it to the bone marrow for production of hemoglobin.
A protein that binds with iron and thus regulates iron absorption and transports iron in the body.
Substance present in the blood. It is essential for transportation of iron from the intestine into the blood. It makes iron available to the bone marrow, where red blood cells are produced.
A globulin in the blood that binds and transports iron.
a globulin in blood plasma that carries iron
A protein essential for the transport and supply of iron to cells
a protein that carries iron in the blood.
A protein that carries iron in the bloodstream (80 kD) found in mammalian serum; a beta globulin. The percentage of transferrin that has iron bound to it is increased in situations of iron overdose and in the disease hemochromatosis. Serum transferrin is decreased in cases of protein deficiency.
A substance in the blood that transports iron throughout the body.
A plasma protein that transports iron through the blood to the liver, spleen and bone marrow . See the entire definition of Transferrin
A blood protein that transports iron into the mammary gland.
Transferrin is a blood plasma protein for iron ion delivery. Transferrin is a glycoprotein, which binds iron very tightly but reversibly. Although iron bound to transferrin is less than 0.1% (4 mg) of the total body iron, dynamically it is the most important iron pool, with the higest rate of turnover (25 mg/24 h).
