Chemicals and Drugs

Hemoglobins

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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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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Synonyms

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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History Note

75; was HEMOGLOBIN 1963-74

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Hemoglobins. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006454. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006454
  2. Hemoglobins. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemoglobin
  3. Hemoglobins. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43041