Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A single-chain, iron-containing protein found in muscle fibers, structurally similar to a single subunit of hemoglobin and having a higher affinity for oxygen than hemoglobin of the blood.
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- noun biochemistry A small
globular protein , containing aheme group, that carriesoxygen tomuscles
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- noun a hemoprotein that receives oxygen from hemoglobin and stores it in the tissues until needed
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Examples
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They produce something called myoglobin that hurts your kidneys.
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Nonetheless, after decades of determined effort, in 1959 a small band of scientists correctly deduced the precise structure of one of the simplest molecular machines of the cell—a molecule called myoglobin.
The Edge of Evolution Michael J. Behe 2007
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Nonetheless, after decades of determined effort, in 1959 a small band of scientists correctly deduced the precise structure of one of the simplest molecular machines of the cell—a molecule called myoglobin.
The Edge of Evolution Michael J. Behe 2007
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The browner color of "dark" meat comes from a deeply tinted, oxygen-storing protein called myoglobin in the bird's muscles.
Ask Tip Sheet 2007
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Nonetheless, after decades of determined effort, in 1959 a small band of scientists correctly deduced the precise structure of one of the simplest molecular machines of the cell—a molecule called myoglobin.
The Edge of Evolution Michael J. Behe 2007
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Nonetheless, after decades of determined effort, in 1959 a small band of scientists correctly deduced the precise structure of one of the simplest molecular machines of the cell—a molecule called myoglobin.
The Edge of Evolution Michael J. Behe 2007
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There's nothing actually harmful about dark meat: The brown hue comes from a compound called myoglobin, which helps transport oxygen to the muscles so that they function efficiently.
Slate Magazine Nadia Arumugam 2011
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Robert Champion Jr.'s muscles were so injured that they leaked a protein called myoglobin, which was too much for his kidneys to process and could have been the cause of his death
NYDN Rss NINA MANDELL 2011
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In severe cases, muscle cells can break down (rhabdomyolysis) and release a protein called myoglobin into the bloodstream.
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In severe cases, muscle cells can break down (rhabdomyolysis) and release a protein called myoglobin into the bloodstream.
ruzuzu commented on the word myoglobin
"The damaged muscles leaked out a protein called myoglobin, 'and it's too much for the kidneys to process. It causes the kidneys to fail,' which results in death, Oliver said.
The muscle damage is called rhabdomyolysis, Oliver said.
'Most of the time it's in (car) accidents or in people who freeze to death, and you get it in a lot of people who have prolonged seizures or in people who are in extreme physical activity like running in a marathon,' Oliver said. 'You see it in torture or child abuse and severe burns when the muscles get damaged.'"
--"Expert: Autopsy of Florida A&M drum major shows badly beaten muscles"
By Michael Martinez, CNN, updated 11:57 AM EST, Thu December 22, 2011 (http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/21/justice/florida-am-investigation/index.html)
December 27, 2011
frogapplause commented on the word myoglobin
Thanks for this, ruzuzu.
December 27, 2011
ruzuzu commented on the word myoglobin
You're welcome. It was the part about people who freeze to death that really got to me--it reminded me of the comments on terminal burrowing."
December 28, 2011