Preferred Name |
Methemoglobin |
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Synonyms |
Methemoglobin methemoglobin |
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Definitions |
A product of hemoglobin produced by oxidation of the iron atom from the ferrous to the ferric state. |
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ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C86008 |
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ALT_DEFINITION |
A form of hemoglobin found in the blood in small amounts. Unlike normal hemoglobin, methemoglobin cannot carry oxygen. Injury or certain drugs, chemicals, or foods may cause a higher-than-normal amount of methemoglobin to be made. This causes a condition called methemoglobinemia. |
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code |
C86008 |
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Concept_In_Subset |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C142799 |
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Contributing_Source |
CTRP |
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DEFINITION |
A product of hemoglobin produced by oxidation of the iron atom from the ferrous to the ferric state. |
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Display_Name |
Methemoglobin |
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FULL_SYN |
Methemoglobin methemoglobin |
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label |
Methemoglobin |
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Preferred_Name |
Methemoglobin |
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prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C86008 |
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Semantic_Type |
Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein |
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UMLS_CUI |
C0025635 |
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subClassOf |