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Electrophoresis of Ferritins

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ELECTROPHORETIC studies of ferritins—iron containing proteins—from horse, man and HeLa cells have already been recorded1,2. This communication describes the electrophoretic patterns of a plant ferritin known as phytoferritin3 and of ferritins from pig, ox and guinea-pig, compared with human and horse ferritin.

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ZAMIRI, I., MASON, J. Electrophoresis of Ferritins. Nature 217, 258–259 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/217258a0

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