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hemocyanin

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he·mo·cy·a·nin  (hm-s-nn)
n.
A bluish, copper-containing protein with an oxygen-carrying function similar to that of hemoglobin, present in the blood of certain mollusks and arthropods.


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But a few animals, such as octopuses, blue crabs, and snails, use a blue compound called hemocyanin that contains the mystery element.
They found an enhancement of secondary immunoglobin M (IgM) and to a lesser extent immunoglobin G (IgG) antibody response to the antigen keyhole-limpet hemocyanin (KLH) 1 week after training began and at the completion of the 4-week period of training.
[28,32] These observations have been confirmed in experiments of immunologic challenge with keyhole-limpet hemocyanin in guinea pigs.
 
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