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hemoglobin

[hee-muh-gloh-bin, hem-uh-] / ˈhi məˌgloʊ bɪn, ˈhɛm ə- /


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Hemoglobin binds gases such as oxygen, carbon dioxide, and nitric oxide, and it is an iron carrier via the heme complex.

From Science Daily • Nov. 17, 2023

Hemoglobin arose out of four interlinked globin proteins, each holding a heme, and it rapidly became ubiquitous.

From Scientific American • May 6, 2019

Hemoglobin A1c is a form of the red blood cell protein bound to glucose; its level indicates a person's average blood sugar over the preceding 3 months.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 7, 2019

Hemoglobin that is saturated with oxygen does not readily bind carbon dioxide.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Hemoglobin allows blood to carry seventyfold more oxygen than what could be dissolved in liquid blood alone.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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