transferrin

A glycoprotein, a beta globulin, in blood serum that combines with and transports iron.

Noun

  1. A glycoprotein, a beta globulin, in blood serum that combines with and transports iron.

    Coordinate Terms: ferritin

Origin

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-t Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Proto-Italic *trāns- Latin trans-bor. English trans- English ferr- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English transferrin From trans- + ferr- + -in.

Forms

transferrins

Derived

apotransferrin melanotransferrin ovotransferrin serotransferrin