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haptoglobin

Oxidative vs Haptoglobin - What's the difference?

oxidative | haptoglobin |


As an adjective oxidative

is (chemistry) of, relating to, or produced by oxidation.

As a noun haptoglobin is

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

Inhibit vs Haptoglobin - What's the difference?

inhibit | haptoglobin |


As a verb inhibit

is to hinder; to restrain.

As a noun haptoglobin is

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

Erythrocyte vs Haptoglobin - What's the difference?

erythrocyte | haptoglobin |


As nouns the difference between erythrocyte and haptoglobin

is that erythrocyte is an anucleate cell in the blood involved with the transport of oxygen. Also called a red blood cell because of the red coloring of hemoglobin while haptoglobin is a protein in blood plasma that binds free hemoglobin released from erythrocytes and thereby inhibits its oxidative activity.

Hemoglobin vs Haptoglobin - What's the difference?

hemoglobin | haptoglobin |


As nouns the difference between hemoglobin and haptoglobin

is that hemoglobin is the iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body; it consists of a protein (globulin), and haem (a porphyrin ring with an atom of iron at its centre) while haptoglobin is a protein in blood plasma that binds free hemoglobin released from erythrocytes and thereby inhibits its oxidative activity.

Bind vs Haptoglobin - What's the difference?

bind | haptoglobin |


As nouns the difference between bind and haptoglobin

is that bind is that which binds or ties while haptoglobin is (protein) a protein in blood plasma that binds free hemoglobin released from erythrocytes and thereby inhibits its oxidative activity.

As a verb bind

is to tie; to confine by any ligature.

Protein vs Haptoglobin - What's the difference?

protein | haptoglobin |


As nouns the difference between protein and haptoglobin

is that protein is protein while haptoglobin is (protein) a protein in blood plasma that binds free hemoglobin released from erythrocytes and thereby inhibits its oxidative activity.