Transferrins
"Transferrins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A group of iron-binding proteins that tightly bind two ferrate ions along with two carbonate ions. They are found in the bodily fluids of vertebrates where they act as transport and storage molecules for iron.
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D061250
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.157.427.750 D12.776.556.579.750
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| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Transferrins" by people in Profiles.
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Ambrosy AP, Fitzpatrick JK, Tabada GH, Gurwitz JH, Artz A, Schrier SL, Rao SV, Reynolds K, Smith DH, Peterson PN, Fortmann SP, Sung SH, Cohen HJ, Go AS. A reduced transferrin saturation is independently associated with excess morbidity and mortality in older adults with heart failure and incident anemia. Int J Cardiol. 2020 06 15; 309:95-99.