Medical Definition of Haemoglobin H
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Haemoglobin H is an abnormal version of the protein haemoglobin. The normal haemoglobin is composed of two alpha and two beta polypeptide chains, haemoglobin H is composed of four beta chains. The molecule has a very high affinity to oxygen, but is very inefficient at transporting it.
(09 Oct 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Haemoglobin H
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