Hemoglobin

Introduction: Hemoglobin

Description of Hemoglobin

Hemoglobin: The substance inside red blood cells that binds to oxygen and carries it from the lungs to the tissues.
Source: National Institute of Health

Hemoglobin: abnormal hemoglobin caused by a point mutation in the beta chains, found in sickle cell anemia.
Source: CRISP

Hemoglobin: The oxygen-carrying pigments of erythrocytes. They are found in all vertebrates and some invertebrates. The structure of the globin moiety differs between species.
Source: MeSH 2007

Hemoglobin: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Hemoglobin:

• Substance
• Red
• Blood (1783 causes)
• Blood symptoms (2297 causes)
• Blood disease
• Blood disorder
• Oxygen
• Lungs

Terms associated with Hemoglobin:

Related Topics

• Iron Chelating Agents

Source - MeSH 2007

More specific terms for Hemoglobin:

• Carboxyhemoglobin
• Erythrocruorins
• Fetal Hemoglobin
• Globins
• Hemoglobin A
• Hemoglobins, Abnormal
• Methemoglobin
• Oxyhemoglobins
• Sulfhemoglobin

Source - MeSH 2007

• carboxyhemoglobin
• hemoglobin A
• hemoglobin C
• hemoglobin F
• hemoglobin H
• hemoglobin S
• methemoglobin
• oxyhemoglobin

Source - CRISP

Broader terms for Hemoglobin

• Blood Proteins
• Hemeproteins

Source - MeSH 2007

• globin
• hemoprotein
• hemoglobin

Source - CRISP

Other terms that may be related to Hemoglobin:

• hemoprotein structure
• sickle cell anemia

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Hemoglobin

The following list attempts to classify Hemoglobin into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
  • Proteins
    • Blood Proteins
      • Hemoglobins

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
  • Proteins
    • Hemeproteins
      • Hemoglobins

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