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haemoglobinProtein used by all vertebrates and some invertebrates for oxygen transport because the two substances combine reversibly. In vertebrates it occurs in red blood cells (erythrocytes), giving them their colour. In the lungs or gills where the concentration of oxygen is high, oxygen attaches to haemoglobin to form oxyhaemoglobin. This process effectively increases the amount of oxygen that can be carried in the bloodstream. The oxygen is later released in the body tissues where it is at a low concentration, and the deoxygenated blood returned to the lungs or gills. Haemoglobin will combine also with carbon monoxide to form carboxyhaemoglobin, which has the effect of reducing the amount of oxygen that can be carried in the blood.
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Occupational arsenic exposure and glycosylated haemoglobin. The patient's haemoglobin value, although important, should not be the sole deciding factor in starting transfusion. Fruit and vegetable intake and population glycosylated haemoglobin levels: the EPIC-Norfolk Study. |
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