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Auto-oxidation of hemoglobin in plasma

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The rate of auto-oxidation of human hemoglobin to methemoglobin was measured in plasma at 37°C. Halflives of hemoglobin were found to be 20 h, 12 h and 7 h at the oxygen tensions of 126, 57 and 23 mm Hg, respectively.

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  1. Hämatologisches Zentrallabor und Pneumologische Abteilung, Inselspital, CH-3010, Bern, Switzerland

    M. Furlan & H. Bachofen

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Furlan, M., Bachofen, H. Auto-oxidation of hemoglobin in plasma. Experientia 32, 113–114 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01932654

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