myoglobin

myoglobin definition - medical

my·o·glo·bin (mīˈə-glōˌbĭn)

noun Abbr. Mb
The oxygen-transporting protein of muscle, resembling blood hemoglobin in function but with only one heme as part of the molecule and with one-fourth the molecular weight. Also called muscle hemoglobin.

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