Haemoglobin vs. Myoglobin — What's the Difference?

Alternative spelling of hemoglobin

Myoglobin (symbol Mb or MB) is an iron- and oxygen-binding protein found in the skeletal muscle tissue of vertebrates in general and in almost all mammals. Myoglobin is distantly related to hemoglobin.

Same as Hemoglobin.

A single-chain, iron-containing protein found in muscle fibers, structurally similar to a single subunit of hemoglobin and having a higher affinity for oxygen than hemoglobin of the blood.

A hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color; function primarily to transport oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues;

(protein) A small globular protein, containing a heme group, that carries oxygen to muscles.

A hemoprotein that receives oxygen from hemoglobin and stores it in the tissues until needed