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Haptoglobin Moderate

Haptoglobin has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a protein in plasma that binds free hemoglobin and removes it (as from wounds)

2

A protein in blood plasma that binds free hemoglobin released from erythrocytes and thereby inhibits its oxidative activity.

See Also
bind inhibit erythrocyte hypohaptoglobinaemia oxidative haptoglobinaemia blood plasma hemoglobin
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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
protein
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