Explain how oxygen is loaded, transported and unloaded in red blood cells
Haemoglobin is a molecule in red blood cells with a high affinity for oxygen. It consists of 4 haem groups, each of which associate with one oxygen molecule at high pO2, typically in the lungs. Haemoglobin dissociates from oxygen in respiring tissues, where there is a low pO2. Unloading of oxygen is linked to a higher carbon dioxide concentration.
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