3. STRUCTURE
Hemoglobin is a protein made up of four amino acid
chains
Each of these chains contains heme, a compound
that contains iron and transports oxygen in the
bloodstream.
Hemoglobin is responsible for the shape of RBCs,
which usually appear like donuts—but with a thin
center rather than a hole.
5. FUNCTION
a) hemoglobin as molecular heat transducer
through its oxygenation-deoxygenation cycle.
b) hemoglobin as modulator of erythrocyte
metabolism.
c) Hemoglobin is essential for transferring oxygen
in your blood from the lungs to the tissues.
Myoglobin, in muscle cells, accepts, stores,
transports and releases oxygen.
6. NORMAL VALUE OF HEAMOGLOBIN
NEW BORN MALES-
20-24 gm /dl
Transfusion from placenta
1YEAR-
10-12 gm/dl
14-17 gm/100ml
FEMALES –
12-15 gm/100ml