BRAINCAKEFetal Haemoglobin
Human fetal haemoglobin (Haemoglobin F) is the major haemoglobin in fetal red blood cells. In new-borns 60 to 80 percent of their total haemoglobin is fetal haemoglobin.
By about 6 to 12 months of age, fetal haemoglobin is almost totally replaced by adult haemoglobin
The role of fetal haemoglobin is to transfer oxygen from maternal blood to fetal tissues.
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Key terms in this lesson
- haemoglobin
- A globular, quaternary protein in red blood cells, made of four polypeptide chains each with a haem group, that binds and transports oxygen.
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