myoglobin

(ō glō′bin, mī′ō glō-)

noun

an iron-containing protein in muscle, similar to hemoglobin, that receives oxygen from the red blood cells and transports it to the mitochondria of muscle cells, where the oxygen is used in cellular respiration to produce energy

Origin: myo- + globin

See myoglobin in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A single-chain, iron-containing protein found in muscle fibers, structurally similar to a single subunit of hemoglobin and having a higher affinity for oxygen than hemoglobin of the blood.

Learn more about myoglobin

link/cite print suggestion box