Hemoglobin
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Hemoglobin Definition
The red respiratory protein of erythrocytes, consisting of approximately 3.8% heme and 96.2% globin (64.5 KD), which as oxyhemoglobin (HbO2) transports oxygen from the lungs to the tissues where the oxygen is readily released and HbO2 becomes Hb.
Hemoglobin Synonyms
Hemoglobin, hemoglobin
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