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Etymology edit

ferritin +‎ -phagy

Noun edit

ferritinophagy (uncountable)

  1. (biochemistry) The metabolism of ferritin
    • 2015 December 29, “Iron Homeostasis and Inflammatory Status in Mice Deficient for the Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Regulator”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      Alternatively, the turn over of ferritin by the process of ferritinophagy could be modified in the absence of CFTR [45, 46 ].