Structured Summary
Abstract
The oxygen-carrying proteins of ERYTHROCYTES. They are found in all vertebrates and some invertebrates. The number of globin subunits in the hemoglobin quaternary structure differs between species. Structures range from monomeric to a variety of multimeric arrangements.
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4 entry terms
- Hemoglobin
- Eryhem
- Ferrous Hemoglobin
- Hemoglobin, Ferrous
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28 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure.
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Indexing Annotation
general or unspecified; prefer specifics; MEAN CELL HEMOGLOBIN CONCENTRATION see = ERYTHROCYTE INDICES is available; Bohr effect is indexed OXYHEMOGLOBINS / metab (IM) + PH (NIM)
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75; was HEMOGLOBIN 1963-74
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Hemoglobins. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006454. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006454
- Hemoglobins. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemoglobin
- Hemoglobins. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43041