Haematoidin Sentence Examples
haematoidin
The ' haemoglobin may be transformed into haematoidin, a pigment that does not contain iron, or into a pigment which does contain iron, haemosiderin.
The haematoidin pigment may vary in colour from yellowish or orange-red to a ruby-red, and forms granular masses, rhombic prisms or acicular crystals.
Haematoidin in normal metabolism is largely excreted by the liver in the form of bilirubin.
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