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methemalbumin

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methemalbumin /met·hem·al·bu·min/ (met″hēm-al-bu´min) a brownish pigment formed in the blood by the binding of albumin with heme; indicative of intravascular hemolysis.
met·hem·al·bu·min (mth-ml-bymn)
n.
An abnormal albumin-heme complex formed in the blood during diseases that are characterized by extensive hemolysis.

methemalbumin [met″he-mal-bu´min]
a brownish pigment formed in the blood by the binding of albumin with heme; indicative of intravascular hemolysis.

methemalbumin
a brownish pigment formed in the blood by the binding of albumin with heme; indicative of intravascular hemolysis.


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However, observations made after blood transfusions should always interpreted with caution in light of the complexation of albumin with the heme from the transfused erythrocytes [7], which gives rise to additional bands of methemalbumin on the gels.
 
 
 
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