ceruloplasmin
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of ceruloplasmin
1950–55; < New Latin cerulo-, combining form representing Latin caeruleus ( see cerulean, -o-) + plasm(a) + -in 2
Example Sentences
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Two inflammatory factors, however, seem to be critical: the signaling molecule TNF-? and ceruloplasmin, a copper-carrying protein.
From Science Daily • Sep. 28, 2023
In recent years, scientists at Memphis zoo, in Tennessee, have developed a test involving ceruloplasmin, an enzyme produced in the liver, which they claim can distinguish between real and pseudo panda pregnancies.
From The Guardian • Aug. 25, 2015
A trace mineral, copper is a component of two plasma proteins, hephaestin and ceruloplasmin.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Anybody with a normal ceruloplasmin level can forget about Wilson's disease.
From Time Magazine Archive
A deficiency of ceruloplasmin leads to a piling up of copper in such sensitive organs as the liver and brain.
From Time Magazine Archive
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