Hemoglobin

Red blood respiratory pigment. It consists of a protein (globin) and ferroprotoporphyrin (heme). It carries oxygen from the respiratory organs to tissues and carbon dioxide from the tissues to the respiratory organs. Many blood diseases are associated with disorders of hemoglobin structure, including hereditary. Rates for men hemoglobin 14.5 g%, women - 13.0 g%. The decrease in hemoglobin concentration occurs with anemia of various etiologies, with blood loss. The increase in concentration occurs eritremii (reducing the number of red blood cells), erythrocytosis (increased red blood cell count) and blood in thickening. Since hemoglobin
- Color of blood, the "color index" expresses the relative content of hemoglobin in a red blood cell. Normally it ranges from 0.85 to 1.15. The value of a color index has a value in determining the form of anemia.