MeSH Browser

MeSH Heading: Metmyoglobin
Tree Number(s): D12.776.422.316.940.500
Unique ID: D008786
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008786
Annotation: /biosyn /‌physiol permitted; /‌urine = METMYOGLOBIN /‌urine (IM) + MYOGLOBINURIA (IM)
Scope Note: Myoglobin which is in the oxidized ferric or hemin form. The oxidation causes a change in color from red to brown.
Entry Term(s): Ferrimyoglobin
CAS Type 1 Name: Myoglobins, met-
Previous Indexing: Ferric Compounds (1975-1978); Hemeproteins (1973-1978); Myoglobin (1966-1978)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under HEMEPROTEINS 1979-90
History Note: 91(79); was see under HEMEPROTEINS 1979-90
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1978/05/16
Revision Date: 2008/07/08

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

biosynthesis (BI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

deficiency (DF)

drug effects (DE)

economics (EC)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

physiology (PH)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

ultrastructure (UL)

urine (UR)

Metmyoglobin MeSH Descriptor Data 2025