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Hemoglobins MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Hemoglobins
Tree Number(s)
D12.776.124.400
D12.776.422.316.762
Unique ID
D006454
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006454
Annotation
general or unspecified; prefer specifics; MEAN CELL HEMOGLOBIN CONCENTRATION see = ERYTHROCYTE INDICES is available; Bohr effect is indexed OXYHEMOGLOBINS / metab (IM) + PH (NIM)
Scope Note
The oxygen-carrying proteins of ERYTHROCYTES. They are found in all vertebrates and some invertebrates. The number of globin subunits in the hemoglobin quaternary structure differs between species. Structures range from monomeric to a variety of multimeric arrangements.
Entry Term(s)
Eryhem
Ferrous Hemoglobin
Hemoglobin
Registry Numbers
0
See Also
Iron Chelating Agents
Public MeSH Note
75; was HEMOGLOBIN 1963-74
Online Note
use HEMOGLOBINS to search HEMOGLOBIN 1966-74
History Note
75; was HEMOGLOBIN 1963-74
Entry Combination
urine:Hemoglobinuria
Date Introduced
1975/01/01
Last Updated
2008/07/08
Hemoglobins Preferred
Eryhem Narrower
Ferrous Hemoglobin Narrower
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