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(′hē·mə′pek·sən)

(biochemistry) A heme-binding protein in human plasma that may be a regulator of heme and drug metabolism, and a distributor of heme.


 
 
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('mō-pĕk'sĭn)
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A serum protein that is part of the beta-globulin fraction and functions in binding heme and porphyrins.

 

A heme-binding serum protein.

 
 

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