Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A blood glycoprotein to which copper is bound during transport and storage.
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- noun biochemistry A blue
metalloprotein that containscopper ; it acts as aferroxidase in association withtransferrin
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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They show that APP is a bona fide iron oxidase, with properties much like the best-known iron oxidase (called ceruloplasmin), which is not expressed in neurons.
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They show that APP is a bona fide iron oxidase, with properties much like the best-known iron oxidase (called ceruloplasmin), which is not expressed in neurons.
R&D Mag - News 2010
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In addition, markers of oxidative stress such as ceruloplasmin and clusterin were up-regulated as were genes related to hydrogen peroxide production.
CosmeticsDesign RSS 2009
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In addition, markers of oxidative stress such as ceruloplasmin and clusterin were up-regulated as were genes related to hydrogen peroxide production.
CosmeticsDesign RSS 2009
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Light Blue: Factors VIII and V are duplicates of the ceruloplasmin family.
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I had borderline low serum copper and borderline low ceruloplasmin.
Low carb diets and copper | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2006
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There are persons that have too much copper in their liver yet have a copper deficiency, because of a lack of ceruloplasmin linked to adrenal fatigue from what I understand.
Low carb diets and copper | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2006
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With Dr. David Gitlin at Harvard Medical School, Dr. Scheinberg developed a simple, inexpensive blood test in the early 1950s to detect abnormally low levels of ceruloplasmin, a protein that carries copper from the body.
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Grange et al, reported increased levels of eight acute-phase reactants (AAT, α2-macroglobulin, transferrin, α1-acid glycoprotein, C-reactive protein, ceruloplasmin, haptoglobin, and the third component of complement) in human serum from Indonesian patients with pulmonary tuberculosis
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Meetu Seth et al. 2009
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With Dr. David Gitlin at Harvard Medical School, Dr. Scheinberg developed a simple, inexpensive blood test in the early 1950s to detect abnormally low levels of ceruloplasmin, a protein that carries copper from the body.
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