Hemoglobin Expression in Nonerythroid Cells: Novel or Ubiquitous?

• Main Authors: Debarchana Saha (Author), Mandar Patgaonkar (Author), Ankit Shroff (Author), Kanchana Ayyar (Author), Tahir Bashir (Author), K. V. R. Reddy (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Hemoglobin (Hb) is a major protein involved in transport of oxygen (O2). Red blood cells (RBCs) contain maximum amount of Hb and because of their unique structure and plasticity they transport O2 to various tissues of the body at an optimal concentration. Recently, it has been reported that, apart f...