<P> Hemoglobin ( American ) or haemoglobin ( British ) ( / ˈhiːməˌɡloʊbɪn , ˈhɛ - , - moʊ - / ) ; abbreviated Hb or Hgb , is the iron - containing oxygen - transport metalloprotein in the red blood cells of all vertebrates ( with the exception of the fish family Channichthyidae ) as well as the tissues of some invertebrates . Hemoglobin in the blood carries oxygen from the lungs or gills to the rest of the body ( i.e. the tissues ) . There it releases the oxygen to permit aerobic respiration to provide energy to power the functions of the organism in the process called metabolism . A healthy individual has `` 12 to 16 '' grams of haemoglobin in every 100 ml of blood . </P>
<P> Hemoglobin ( American ) or haemoglobin ( British ) ( / ˈhiːməˌɡloʊbɪn , ˈhɛ - , - moʊ - / ) ; abbreviated Hb or Hgb , is the iron - containing oxygen - transport metalloprotein in the red blood cells of all vertebrates ( with the exception of the fish family Channichthyidae ) as well as the tissues of some invertebrates . Hemoglobin in the blood carries oxygen from the lungs or gills to the rest of the body ( i.e. the tissues ) . There it releases the oxygen to permit aerobic respiration to provide energy to power the functions of the organism in the process called metabolism . A healthy individual has `` 12 to 16 '' grams of haemoglobin in every 100 ml of blood . </P>
where do you find haemoglobin in the body
where do you find haemoglobin in the body
in the red blood cells of all vertebrates ( with the exception of the fish family Channichthyidae ) as well as the tissues of some invertebrates
in the red blood cells of all vertebrates ( with the exception of the fish family Channichthyidae ) as well as the tissues of some invertebrates