Biology GCSE
Red blood cells
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Cells suspended in plasma that contain haemoglobin, which binds oxygen in the lungs and releases it in tissues, and have no nucleus to maximise space for haemoglobin.
These transport oxygen using haemoglobin, which binds oxygen to form oxyhaemoglobin in the lungs and releases it in tissues.
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- Blood (AQA GCSE)
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