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- Ferritin is found in the dorsal columnar epithelial cells of the radula in the marine chiton Cryptochiton stelleri, which is part of the Polyplacophora order.
- It is associated with magnetite, which is part of the radular teeth, suggesting a role in magnetism or iron storage.
- The ferritin from this species has been successfully isolated and crystallized using cadmium sulfate.
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Ferritin, in both crystalline and paracrystalline forms, occurs in the columnar epithelial cells of the dorsal wall of the radula of the marine chiton Cryptochiton stelleri, order, Polyplacophora. The ferritin occurs in association with the magnetite of the radular teeth. It has been isolated and crystallized in the presence of cadmium sulfate.
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