TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Nitrogen: Heme Metabolism
A1  - King, Michael W.
Y1  - 2014
N1  - 
T2  - Integrative Medical Biochemistry Examination and Board Review
AB  - High-Yield  TermsPorphyrin:  a  group  of  aromatic  organic  compounds  composed  of  4  modified  pyrrole  subunits  interconnected  at  their  α-carbon  atoms  via  methine  bridgesPorphyria:  any  of  a  group  of  rare  inherited  or  acquired  disorders  of  enzymes  involved  in  the  production  of  the  porphyrins  and  hemeHemin:  protoporphyrin  IX  containing  a  ferric  (Fe3+)  iron,  as  opposed  to  heme  which  contains  ferrous  (Fe2+)  ironReticuloendothelial  cells:  a  collective  term  for  cells  of  the  immune  system  that  primarily  comprises  macrophages  and  monocytes  but  may  include  all  phagocytic  cellsBilirubin:  open  chain  yellowish  breakdown  product  of  heme  catabolismKernicterus:  bilirubin-induced  brain  dysfunction,  also  called  bilirubin  encephalopathySideroblastic  anemia:  a  disease  in  which  the  bone  marrow  produces  ringed  sideroblasts  rather  than  healthy  erythrocytes,  sideroblasts  are  abnormal  nucleated  erythroblasts  with  granules  of  iron  in  perinuclear  mitochondria  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/24
UR  - accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1122104529
ER  -