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| Preferred Name | Methemoglobin | |
| 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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