ceruloplasmin

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ce·ru·lo·plas·min | \ sə-ˌrü-lō-ˈplaz-mən

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: a blue copper-binding serum oxidase that is deficient in Wilson's disease

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ceruloplasmin

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ce·ru·lo·plas·min | \ sə-ˌrü-lō-ˈplaz-mən

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: a blue, copper-binding, serum oxidase that appears to catalyze the conversion of ferrous iron in tissues to ferric iron and is deficient in Wilson's disease

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