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| my·o·glo·bin [ m ə glṓbin ] |
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muscle protein: an iron-containing protein resembling hemoglobin, found in muscle cells, that takes oxygen from the blood, releasing it to the muscles during strenuous exercise. The three-dimensional structure of myoglobin and the alpha and beta chains of hemoglobin are almost identical.
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