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hemoglobin

[hee-muh-gloh-bin, hem-uh-] / ˈhi məˌgloʊ bɪn, ˈhɛm ə- /


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The second was hemoglobin, the protein responsible for carrying oxygen through the bloodstream.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

The improvement was especially pronounced for hemoglobin, highlighting the technology's potential to overcome the difficulties associated with smaller molecules.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

The defective hemoglobin sticks to itself, causing normally flexible cells to stiffen into sickle shapes—a process sometimes called sickling—that block blood flow, damage organs and trigger excruciating pain.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

It found that the 45% who enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan during that time didn’t see improvements in biomarkers commonly associated with diabetes, such as hemoglobin A1C, blood pressure, or LDL cholesterol.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026

It is the form of hemoglobin, then, that permits its function.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

The cells are then reinfused into the body, where newly made hemoglobins take up the job of transporting oxygen.

From Science Magazine ● Nov. 15, 2023

Groups studying invertebrate hemoglobins and stem cells are eager to delve into researching unique mechanisms of oxygen transport and engage in knowledge exchange.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 16, 2022

Not everyone, however, is invested in transfusing mature hemoglobins and are instead harnessing the flexibility of stem cells.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 16, 2022

Most invertebrates carry genes for hemoglobins, but they generally use other metalloprotein pigments in their versions of blood.

From Scientific American ● May 6, 2019

This has been done for hemoglobins of the blood by Reichert and Brown, who have shown by crystallographic measurements that the hemoglobins of any species are definite substances for that species....

From Manhood of Humanity. by Alfred Korzybski


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