Biology A-Level
oxyhaemoglobin
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Formed when haemoglobin associates with, or loads, oxygen in the lungs, and it dissociates and unloads its oxygen in respiring tissues.
The product formed when oxygen binds to haemoglobin.
Topics that use oxyhaemoglobin
- Mass transport in animals (AQA A-Level)
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