Difference between revisions of "HEMOGLOBIN"

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SUMMARY

1. Hemoglobin is a globular molecule made up of 4 subunits.

2. Each subunit contains a haem moiety conjugated to a polypeptide.

3. Haem is an iron-containing porphyrin derivative.

4. Most of adult haemoglobin is HbA (alpha₂, beta₂).

5. 2.5% of Hb is HbA₂ in which the beta chains are replaced by gamma chains.

Reference(s)

Barrett, K.E., Barman, S.M., Brooks, H.L., X, J. and Ganong, W.F. (2019). Ganong’s review of medical physiology. 26th ed. New York: Mcgraw-Hill Education

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 ==Reference(s)==
-Barrett, K.E., Barman, S.M., Boitano, S., Brooks, H.L., Weitz, M., Brian Patrick Kearns, Ganong, W.F. and Mcgraw-Hill Education (Firm (2016). Ganong’s review of medical physiology. 25th ed. New York: Mcgraw Hill Education.
+Barrett, K.E., Barman, S.M., Brooks, H.L., X, J. and Ganong, W.F. (2019). Ganong’s review of medical physiology. 26th ed. New York: Mcgraw-Hill Education
-<br/>Hall, J.E. and Hall, M.E. (2020). Guyton And Hall Textbook Of Medical Physiology. 14th ed. S.L.: Elsevier - Health Science.
-<br/>West, J.B. and Luks, A.M. (2021). West’s Pulmonary Pathophysiology. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
 [[Category:Hemoglobin]]
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