hemoglobin

hemoglobin
The iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body; it consists of a protein (globulin), and haem (a porphyrin ring with an atom of iron at its centre).

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  • hemoglobin C — n an abnormal hemoglobin that differs from hemoglobin A in having a lysine residue substituted for the glutamic acid residue at position 6 in two of the four polypeptide chains making up the hemoglobin molecule * * * a common abnormal hemoglobin… …   Medical dictionary

  • Hemoglobin C — (abbreviated as Hb C or HbC ) is an abnormal hemoglobin with substitution of a lysine residue for glutamic acid residue at the 6th position of the β globin chain. [ [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/dispomim.cgi?id=141900 a=141900… …   Wikipedia

  • Hemoglobin A2 — is a normal variant of hemoglobin A that consists of two alpha and two delta chains and is found in small quantity in normal human blood. Hemoglobin A2 may be increased in beta thalassemia.External links* …   Wikipedia

  • hemoglobin A — n the hemoglobin in the red blood cells of the normal human adult that consists of two alpha chains and two beta chains * * * normal adult hemoglobin, composed of two α and two β chains, α2Aβ2A …   Medical dictionary

  • hemoglobin F — hemoglobin F. = fetal hemoglobin (см.). (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • hemoglobin F — n FETAL HEMOGLOBIN * * * fetal h …   Medical dictionary

  • Hemoglobin — Hem o*glo bin, n. [Hemo + globe.] (Physiol.) The normal coloring matter of the red blood corpuscles of vertebrate animals. It is composed of hematin and globulin, and is also called {h[ae]matoglobulin}. In arterial blood, it is always combined… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hemoglobin F — hemoglobin F. См. гемоглобин F. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • hemoglobin — hemoglobin. См. гемоглобин. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • hemoglobin C — hemoglobin C. См. гемоглобин С. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

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