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Apoferritin

Apoferritin – protein which connects iron in the form of complex compound of phosphoric acid (ferritin) and a hydroxide of iron; contains in a spleen, a mucous membrane of intestines and a liver. Apoferritin provides deposition in an organism, and absorption in iron intestines.

 
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