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MeSH Heading: Transferrin
Tree Number(s): D12.776.124.050.800; D12.776.124.790.223.839; D12.776.157.427.750.500; D12.776.377.715.182.839; D12.776.556.579.750.500
Unique ID: D014168
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014168
Annotation: TRANSFERRINS is also available
Scope Note: An iron-binding beta1-globulin that is synthesized in the LIVER and secreted into the blood. It plays a central role in the transport of IRON throughout the circulation. A variety of transferrin isoforms exist in humans, including some that are considered markers for specific disease states.
Entry Term(s): Isotransferrin; Monoferric Transferrins; Serotransferrin; Siderophilin; Transferrin B; Transferrin C; beta 2-Transferrin; beta-1 Metal-Binding Globulin; tau-Transferrin
NLM Classification #: WH 400
See Also: Receptors, Transferrin
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2011/06/24

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analogs & derivatives (AA)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

biosynthesis (BI)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

deficiency (DF)

drug effects (DE)

economics (EC)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

physiology (PH)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

ultrastructure (UL)

urine (UR)

Concept UI: M0021810
Scope Note: An iron-binding beta1-globulin that is synthesized in the LIVER and secreted into the blood. It plays a central role in the transport of IRON throughout the circulation. A variety of transferrin isoforms exist in humans, including some that are considered markers for specific disease states.
Terms: Transferrin Preferred Term
Term UI T041507
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1966); beta-1 Metal-Binding Globulin
Term UI T789115
Date04/15/2011
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2012); Serotransferrin
Term UI T041503
Date12/09/1983
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Siderophilin
Term UI T041508
Date01/01/1975
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX)

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