Hemoglobin (IMAGE)

Walter and Eliza Hall Institute

Hemoglobin

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Iron is an important component of the protein haemoglobin, which is contained in red blood cells and carries oxygen around the body. Image from Haemoglobin and Sickle Cell Anaemia WEHI.TV animation.

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Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Australia

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