Blood pigment - Hemoglobin

Japanese: 血液色素 - けつえきしきそ
Blood pigment - Hemoglobin
Hemoglobin is a pigment that transports oxygen in the blood of animals. It is a protein that contains metal atoms such as iron and copper and plays an important role in respiration. In vertebrates, there is hemoglobin, and in invertebrates, there is hemocyanin and erythrocruorin.

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Japanese:
〘名〙 動物の血液中にあって酸素を運ぶ色素。鉄、銅などの金属原子を含む蛋白質で、呼吸に重要な働きをする。脊椎動物ではヘモグロビン、無脊椎動物ではヘモシアニン、エリスロクルオリンなどがある。

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