| Term Name: | obsolete transition metal ion homeostasis |
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| Definition: | OBSOLETE. Any process involved in the maintenance of an internal steady state of transition metal ions within an organism or cell. A transition metal is an element whose atom has an incomplete d-subshell of extranuclear electrons, or which gives rise to a cation or cations with an incomplete d-subshell. Transition metals often have more than one valency state. Biologically relevant transition metals include vanadium, manganese, iron, copper, cobalt, nickel, molybdenum and silver. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0055076] QuickGO AmiGO |
| Obsolete | true |