Hemoglobin is the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen
from the lungs to the rest of the body. It also helps carry carbon dioxide back
to the lungs, where it can be breathed out of the body.
Abnormally low levels of hemoglobin result in anemia.
Author
Jan Nissl, RN, BS
Editor
Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA
Associate Editor
Tracy Landauer
Primary Medical Reviewer
Patrice Burgess, MD - Family Medicine
Specialist Medical Reviewer
Joseph O'Donnell, MD - Hematology/Oncology
Last Updated
December 4, 2006
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