Methemoglobinemia (MetHb) refers to the state of oxidation of the iron ion "ferrous" (Fe to iron "ferric" (Fe) within the heme molecule that makes up hemoglobin (Hb). This state is physiological if its level remains controlled. The ferrous state of the heme molecule occurs in the event of significant oxidative stress.
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January 1980
Experimental evidence suggests that brain stem lesions producing paralysis of lateral gaze and dissociation of conjugate horizontal eye movements have certain common features. Both of these disturbances involve abducens internuclear neurons (Abd IN) or their projections. Attempts were made to determine the course and terminal distribution of Abd IN in the monkey by autoradiographic techniques.
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