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 contains copper; it acts as a ferroxidase in association with transferrin

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[cerul(ean) + plasm(a) + –in.]

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Examples

  • 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.

    RedOrbit News - Technology 2010

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Light Blue: Factors VIII and V are duplicates of the ceruloplasmin family.

    Behe vs Sea Squirts - The Panda's Thumb 2007

  • I had borderline low serum copper and borderline low ceruloplasmin.

    Low carb diets and copper | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2006

  • 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

  • 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.

    news | GT | http://www.gadsdentimes.com 2009

  • 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

  • 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.

    news | GT | http://www.gadsdentimes.com 2009

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