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apoferritin definition - medical
ap·o·fer·ri·tin (ăpˌə-fĕrˈĭ-tĭn)
noun A protein present in the intestinal mucosa that binds and stores iron by combining with a ferric hydroxide-phosphate compound to form ferritin.
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