Stores iron in a soluble, non-toxic, readily available form. Important for iron homeostasis. Has ferroxidase activity. Iron is taken up in the ferrous form and deposited as ferric hydroxides after oxidation. Also plays a role in delivery of iron to cells. Mediates iron uptake in capsule cells of the developing kidney. (UniProt)
Formulation
Antibody in PBS with 0.02% sodium azide and 50% glycerol
Host
Rabbit
Immunogen Region
A synthetic peptide specific to human Ferritin / FTH1 was used as the immunogen for the Ferritin antibody.