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Hemosiderin vs Hematin - What's the difference?

hemosiderin | hematin |

As nouns the difference between hemosiderin and hematin

is that hemosiderin is an abnormal microscopic pigment, formed of granules of a complex of iron hydroxides, protein and polysaccharides, that forms in tissues of patients having an excess of iron while hematin is hemoglobin with iron in ferric state.

hemosiderin

English

Alternative forms

* haemosiderin

Noun

(wikipedia hemosiderin) (-)
  • (biochemistry) An abnormal microscopic pigment, formed of granules of a complex of iron hydroxides, protein and polysaccharides, that forms in tissues of patients having an excess of iron

    • Derived terms

    * hemosideric

    hematin

    English

    Alternative forms

    * haematin, * hematine, haematine,

    Noun

  • Hemoglobin with iron in ferric state.
  • Hemin.

    • Anagrams

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