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== Function == | == Function == | ||
[[Myoglobin]] is a protein found in muscle tissues that plays a critical role in the storage and transport of oxygen. It is structurally and functionally related to hemoglobin, the protein responsible for oxygen transport in red blood cells. While hemoglobin carries oxygen throughout the body, myoglobin is primarily found in muscle cells and facilitates the uptake and release of oxygen within the muscles themselves. | [[Myoglobin]] is a protein found in muscle tissues that plays a critical role in the storage and transport of oxygen. It is structurally and functionally related to hemoglobin, the protein responsible for oxygen transport in red blood cells. While hemoglobin carries oxygen throughout the body, myoglobin is primarily found in muscle cells and facilitates the uptake and release of oxygen within the muscles themselves. | ||
'''Metmyoglobin''' is myoglobin containing iron oxidised to Fe+3<ref>PMID: | '''Metmyoglobin''' is myoglobin containing iron oxidised to Fe+3<ref>PMID:13198803</ref>. | ||
== Structural highlights == | == Structural highlights == | ||
