[A method of detecting latent abnormal sensitivity of hemoglobin to the action of methemoglobin-forming agents].
1966
L E Gorn
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D008706
Methemoglobin
Ferrihemoglobin
D008708
Methemoglobinemia
The presence of methemoglobin in the blood, resulting in cyanosis. A small amount of methemoglobin is present in the blood normally, but injury or toxic agents convert a larger proportion of hemoglobin into methemoglobin, which does not function reversibly as an oxygen carrier. Methemoglobinemia may be due to a defect in the enzyme NADH methemoglobin reductase (an autosomal recessive trait) or to an abnormality in hemoglobin M (an autosomal dominant trait). (Dorland, 27th ed)
Methemoglobinemias
D009784
Occupational Diseases
Diseases caused by factors involved in one's employment.
The aggregate enterprise of manufacturing and technically producing chemicals. (From Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed)
Industry, Chemical,Chemical Industries,Industries, Chemical
D004781
Environmental Exposure
The exposure to potentially harmful chemical, physical, or biological agents in the environment or to environmental factors that may include ionizing radiation, pathogenic organisms, or toxic chemicals.