myoglobin

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
MB
Pronunciation
/maɪəˈɡləʊbɪn/
Category
Medical
Related Field
British Medicine

Examples in Context

  1. Troponin I and myoglobin(MB) in the quantitative detection of cardiovascular disease in the applied research
  2. High pressure effects on fish lipid degradation : myoglobin(MB) change and water holding capacity.
  3. Myoglobin is a red, oxygen-binding protein found in muscles.
  4. Myoglobin can damage the kidneys as they filter blood out of the body.
  5. Heme iron, one of two types of iron found in foods, is bound to either the blood protein hemoglobin or the muscle protein myoglobin(MB).

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