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Heme , Iron deficiency anemia
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Iron deficiency anemia refers to anemia that is caused by lower than normal levels of iron. This type of anemia is… Transferrin , transferrin A plasma protein (a β-globulin) that can bind to iron and transport it to the liver for storage (see ferritin) or to the cells of bone ma… Iron , Iron
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Iron is a mineral that the human body uses to produce the red blood cells (hemoglobin) that carry oxygen throughout the body. It is… Uraemia , uraemia •Grasmere • cashmere •Emyr, premier •macadamia, Mesopotamia •academia, anaemia (US anemia), Bohemia, Euphemia, hypoglycaemia, leukaemia (US l… Thrombin , thrombin
thrombin A proteolytic enzyme, involved in the clotting of blood, that is generated by the conversion of its zymogen prothrombin, the proces… Blood serum , blood serum Blood plasma from which the fibrin and clotting factors have been removed by centrifugation or vigorous stirring, so that it cannot clot.…
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