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Hb, haemoglobin, hemoglobin
a 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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myoglobin
a hemoprotein that receives oxygen from hemoglobin and stores it in the tissues until needed
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cytochrome
(biochemistry) a class of hemoprotein whose principal biological function is electron transfer (especially in cellular respiration)
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oxyhaemoglobin, oxyhemoglobin
the bright red hemoglobin that is a combination of hemoglobin and oxygen from the lungs
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cytochrome c
the most abundant and stable cytochrome; involved in energy transfer
