Today's Human Body Molecule #17: Myoglobin

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Molecular weight: 16.7 kilodaltons
153 aminoacids

Myoglobin is an iron containing, oxygen carrier molecule. It is present in skeletal and cardiac muscle. This molecule gives thte characteristic red color to meat. Myoglobin is toxic to the renal epithelium of the tubules. When rhabdomyolysis (muscle breakdown) occurs, there is risk of the myoglobin causing pigment nephtopathy

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References
Wikipedia contributors. "Myoglobin". Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Accessed March 14, 2020. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myoglobin

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Today's Human Body Molecule #2: Creatinine
Today's Human Body Molecule #3: Carbon dioxide
Today's Human Body Molecule #4: Glucose
Today's Human Body Molecule #5: Adrenaline
Today's Human Body Molecule #6: Noradrenaline
Today's Human Body Molecule #7: Dopamine
Today's Human Body Molecule #8: Bicarbonate
Today's Human Body Molecule #9: Adenosine
Today's Human Body Molecule #10: Acetylcholine
Today's Human Body Molecule #11: Serotonin
Today's Human Body Molecule #12: Aldosterone
Today's Human Body Molecule #13: Angiotensin II
Today's Human Body Molecule #14: Renin
Today's Human Body Molecule #15: Hemoglobin
Today's Human Body Molecule #16: CPK


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