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Globulin vs Thyroglobulin - What's the difference?

globulin | thyroglobulin |

In protein terms the difference between globulin and thyroglobulin

is that globulin is any of a group of simple proteins, soluble in water only in the presence of salts, that are coagulated by heat; one of the two parts of haemoglobin while thyroglobulin is a globulin, produced by the thyroid gland, that has a role in the production of the thyroid hormones.

globulin

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (protein) Any of a group of simple proteins, soluble in water only in the presence of salts, that are coagulated by heat; one of the two parts of haemoglobin.

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    *OED2

    thyroglobulin

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (protein) A globulin, produced by the thyroid gland, that has a role in the production of the thyroid hormones