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A Website dedicated to educating the public about the structure of sickle cell hemoglobin and the mechanism of sickle cell disease. |
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sickle cell image modified from: www.cc.nih.gov/ccc/ ccnews/nov99/ |
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Molecular Biology and Biochemistry Department Molecular Biophysics Program
Wesleyan University
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Patrick and Catherine Weldon Donaghue last updated: March 05, 2004 |
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Schematic representation of hemoglobin in the deoxy state. In this state there is no oxygen bound to the hemoglobin. |