DeCS

Descriptor English:

Ferritins

Descriptor Spanish:

Ferritinas

Spanish from Spain

Descriptor	ferritinas
Scope note:	Proteínas que contienen hierro ampliamente distribuidas en animales, plantas y microorganismos. Su principal función es almacenar HIERRO en forma biodisponible atóxica. Cada molécula de ferritina consta de hierro férrico en una cáscara de proteína hueca (APOFERRITINAS) compuesta de 24 subunidades de diversas secuencias dependiendo de los tipos de especies y de tejidos.

Descriptor Portuguese:

Ferritinas

Descriptor French:

Ferritines

Entry term(s):

Ferritine
Isoferritine
Isoferritine basique

Tree number(s):

D12.776.157.427.249
D12.776.556.579.249

RDF Unique Identifier:

https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005293

Scope note:

Iron-containing proteins that are widely distributed in animals, plants, and microorganisms. Their major function is to store IRON in a nontoxic bioavailable form. Each ferritin molecule consists of ferric iron in a hollow protein shell (APOFERRITINS) made of 24 subunits of various sequences depending on the species and tissue types.

Allowable Qualifiers:

AD administration et posologie
AE effets indésirables
AG agonistes
AI antagonistes et inhibiteurs
AN analyse
BI biosynthèse
BL sang
CF liquide cérébrospinal
CH composition chimique
CL classification
CS synthèse chimique
DE effets des médicaments et des substances chimiques
DF déficit
EC économie
GE génétique
HI histoire
IM immunologie
IP isolement et purification
ME métabolisme
PD pharmacologie
PH physiologie
PK pharmacocinétique
PO intoxication
RE effets des radiations
SD ressources et distribution
ST normes
TO toxicité
TU usage thérapeutique
UL ultrastructure
UR urine

Registry Number:

9007-73-2

CAS Type 1 Name:

Ferritins

DeCS ID:

5402

Unique ID:

D005293

NLM Classification:

QV 183

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