loading...| Preferred Name |
methemoglobin |
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| Synonyms |
methemoglobinemia |
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| Definitions |
compound formed from hemoglobin by oxidation of the ferrous to the ferric state with essentially ionic bonds; a small amount is normally present in the blood but injury or toxic agents can convert a larger proportion of hemoglobin to methemoglobin, which does not function reversibly as an oxygen carrier. |
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| ID |
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/CSP/1418-5137 |
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| altLabel |
methemoglobinemia |
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| cui |
C0025635 C0025637 |
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| definition |
compound formed from hemoglobin by oxidation of the ferrous to the ferric state with essentially ionic bonds; a small amount is normally present in the blood but injury or toxic agents can convert a larger proportion of hemoglobin to methemoglobin, which does not function reversibly as an oxygen carrier. |
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| DID |
1418-5137 |
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| Inverse of RB | ||
| notation |
1418-5137 |
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| prefLabel |
methemoglobin |
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| tui |
T116 T123 T047 |
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| subClassOf |