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What is the definition or description of: carboxyhemoglobin?
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The binding of: Carbon monoxide to hemoglobin produces carboxyhemoglobin. This binding is tighter than HGB to oxygen, and is the reason carbon monoxide inhalation can be fatal.
Answered 6/10/2014
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