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	Transferrin definition - Medical Dictionary definitions of popular medical terms
		Transferrin: A plasma protein that transports iron through the blood to the liver, spleen and bone marrow.
		The blood transferrin level is tested for diverse reasons: to determine the cause of anemia, to examine iron metabolism (for example, in iron deficiency anemia) and to determine the iron-carrying capacity of the blood.
		The gene for transferrin is in chromosome band 3q21.
	www.medterms.com /script/main/art.asp?articlekey=15591 (331 words)

	Transferrin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		When a transferrin protein loaded with iron encounters a transferrin receptor on the surface of a cell, it binds to it and is consequently transported into the cell in a vesicle.
		Transferrin levels may be checked in iron deficiency, hemochromatosis and other iron overload disorders.
		Transferrin are found in the mucosa and bind iron, thus creating an environment low in free iron, where few bacteria are able to survive.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Transferrin (165 words)

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