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a protein containing 20% iron that is found in the intestines and liver and spleen; it is one of the chief forms in which iron is stored in the body
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is an iron storage protein found mainly in liver. It's released in blood, where it can be dosed, giving information on iron body storage. Higher than normal values can be seen in haemochromatosis.
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a blood test which measures the patient's iron reserves, and hence the need for iron treatment.
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An iron-carrying protein which is a more accurate monitor of long term body iron status than the Blood iron level, which varies with diet.
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Serum ferritin, the function of which is unknown, is frequently used to assess labile iron stores for the purpose of ensuring their adequacy for erythropoiesis.
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