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hemopexin

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hemopexin [‚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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When free hemoglobin from lysed RBCs circulates in the vasculature, haptoglobin and hemopexin bind to it and are depleted.
13) Some investigators believe that GPF is produced by the T-cells which mediate abnormal glomerular permeability; others propose that GPF is similar to human plasma glycoprotein hemopexin which is an acute phase reactant.
Valicenti PA, Torino ML, Osatinsky R, et al: Hemopexin and immunoglobulins in benign and malignant ascites.
 
 
 
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