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Hemoglobin structure and function

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This cluster of papers focuses on the function, regulation, and physiological impact of hemoglobin and related proteins in vertebrates. It covers topics such as scavenger receptor CD163 expression, neuroglobin and myoglobin function, haptoglobin phenotype, nitric oxide dioxygenase activity, and the role of flavohemoglobins in detoxifying nitric oxide. The papers also discuss the use of hemoglobin-based oxygen carriers and their potential impact on cardiovascular disease.

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myoglobin; oxygen affinity; heme proteins; oxygen binding; methemoglobin; Bohr effect; hemocyanin; human hemoglobin; carbon monoxide binding; blood substitutes; 2,3-diphosphoglycerate; hemoglobin structure; oxygen dissociation curve; hemoglobin oxygen affinity; hemoglobin-based oxygen carriers; P50; globin; hemoglobin A; neuroglobin; metmyoglobin; sperm whale myoglobin; hemoglobin oxidation; distal histidine; nitric oxide binding; heme-protein interaction

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Morton address: 36183329951509191 · morton4x16-v1

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