Which statement best distinguishes between transferrin and ferritin?
A)Transferrin is the storage protein for iron found in the liver,while ferritin is a storage protein found in the mucosal cell.
B)Transferrin is the storage protein for iron,while ferritin transports iron in the blood.
C)Both transferrin and ferritin are transport proteins for iron.
D)Transferrin transports iron from the small intestine to the liver and other tissue,while ferritin is a storage protein for iron that is found in the liver.

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Transferrin is a transport protein for iron that moves iron from the small intestine to the liver and other tissues, while ferritin is a storage protein for iron found mainly in the liver (and also in other tissues). Therefore, option D is the best statement distinguishing between transferrin and ferritin.

Which Statement Best Distinguishes Between Transferrin and Ferritin