Medical Definition of Haemopexin

1. Single chain haem binding plasma _1 glycoprotein (57 kD) unlike haptoglobin does not bind haemoglobin. Present at around 1mg/ml in plasma. Responsible for transporting haem groups to the liver for breakdown. Structurally related to vitronectin and some collagenases. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Haemopexin

haemometry
haemomonochorial placenta
haemonchiasis
haemonchosis
haemonchus
haemonectin
haemonephrosis
haemonies
haemony
haemoparasite
haemopathology
haemopathy
haemoperfusion
haemopericardium
haemoperitoneum
haemopexin (current term)
haemophagia
haemophagocyte
haemophagocytosis
haemophil
haemophile
haemophilia
haemophilia C
haemophiliacs
haemophilic
haemophilic arthritis
haemophilic bacteria

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