What is ferritine? - (Aug/26/2005 )

hi all,
Can you explain to me what ferritine is? What is its role in body?
Thank you very much
Regards
Son Truong

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Hi,
If you mean ferritin - its is an iron storage complex consists of apoferritin shell with a ferric oxyhydroxide crystal interior.
It is basically used as an iron storage complex in the body. Iron is released proabbly non ezymatically in time of need.
A raised Ferritin can be indicative of iron overload but it is also an acute phase molecule - ie when the body is infected or has a chronic disease - like an inflammatory disorder - ferritin levels rise.
Low ferritin levels are indicative of an iron deficiency.

Hope that answers your question

Edwina

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Check this:
http://www.chemistry.wustl.edu/~edudev/Lab...n/Ferritin.html

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Precisely the sort of question that does not need to be asked here. I'm not saying that you can't but I think you'd be better served using wikipedia, google or a textbook. I refer you to the controversial thread I started.

http://www.protocol-online.org/forums/inde...c=18609&hl=

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