Definition of "ceruloplasmin" []

• A blood glycoprotein to which copper is bound during transport and storage. (noun)

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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."
• "In addition, markers of oxidative stress such as ceruloplasmin and clusterin were up-regulated as were genes related to hydrogen peroxide production."
• "Light Blue: Factors VIII and V are duplicates of the ceruloplasmin family."