Difference between revisions of "Hemoglobin"

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'''Hemoglobin''' is an iron-rich [[protein]] in [[blood]] that carries oxygen to the [[cell|cells]] of the body.  The iron component in blood gives it a red color when carrying oxygen.
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'''Hemoglobin''' is the iron-containing [[protein]] in red [[blood]] cells that carries oxygen to the [[cell|cells]] of the body.  The iron component in hemoglobin gives it a red color when carrying oxygen.
  
 
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Revision as of 18:25, November 21, 2010

Hemoglobin is the iron-containing protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen to the cells of the body. The iron component in hemoglobin gives it a red color when carrying oxygen.