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HAEMOGLOBIN oligomers have been found in amphibians, reptiles, mice and men1,2. These haemoglobins have been shown to dimerize by forming intermolecular disulphide bridges, and belong to the characteristic vertebrate type having molecular weights of about 68,000 in the monomeric form2.
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RUSSELL, J., OSBORN, J. New Tetramer of Tubifex Haemoglobin. Nature 220, 1125–1127 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/2201125a0
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