"respiratory pigment" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: respiratory pigments [plural]
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  1. (biochemistry) any of several coloured metal-containing protein pigments which combine reversibly with oxygen and which are found in the tissues of vertebrates and invertebrates and whose role is to transport oxygen Wikipedia link: respiratory pigment Categories (topical): Biochemistry Related terms: chlorocruorin, hemerythrin, haemerythrin, hemocyanin, haemocyanin, hemoglobin, haemoglobin

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