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Myoglobin: Oligopeptide Research Reference
17.8 kDa heme-containing oxygen-binding protein released from damaged muscle. Normal: <85 ng/mL (male), <75 ng/mL (female). Earliest biomarker of MI (rises 1...
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myoglobin peptide research
Overview
17.8 kDa heme-containing oxygen-binding protein released from damaged muscle. Normal: <85 ng/mL (male), <75 ng/mL (female). Earliest biomarker of MI (rises 1…so elevated in skeletal muscle injury, rhabdomyolysis). Used for early rule-in, not rule-out of MI.
Clinical Significance
This molecule has important therapeutic or diagnostic applications in clinical medicine.
References
- Encyclopeptide Database. “Myoglobin” monograph. encyclopeptide.com.
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