Myoglobin is released into circulation with any damage to muscle tissue, including myocardial necrosis. Because skeletal muscle contains myoglobin, this measurement is quite nonspecific for MIs.

Rhabdomyolysis means a breakdown of striated muscle, allowing myoglobin, muscle enzymes, potassium, and other intracellular constituents to leak in to the blood. It has a long and varied list of ...

MYOGLOBIN is a typical globular protein, and is found in many animal cells. Like haemoglobin, it combines reversibly with molecular oxygen; but whereas the role of haemoglobin is to transport ...