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"fish have simpler hemoglobin than mammals"nouna hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color; function primarily to transport oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues
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- bilirubin an orange-yellow pigment in the bile that forms as a product of hemoglobin; excess amounts in the blood produce the yellow appearance observed in jaundice
- hemolysis lysis of erythrocytes with the release of hemoglobin
- thalassemia an inherited form of anemia caused by faulty synthesis of hemoglobin
- erythrocyte a mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues; a biconcave disc that has no nucleus
- myoglobin a hemoprotein that receives oxygen from hemoglobin and stores it in the tissues until needed
- haemolysis lysis of erythrocytes with the release of hemoglobin
- globin a colorless protein obtained by removing heme from hemoglobin; the oxygen carrying compound in red blood cells
- rbc a mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues; a biconcave disc that has no nucleus
- hemosiderin a granular brown substance composed of ferric oxide; left from the breakdown of hemoglobin; can be a sign of disturbed iron metabolism
- siderocyte an abnormal red blood cell containing granules of iron not bound in hemoglobin