Red Blood Cells & Hemoglobin: Oxygen Transport Explained
The blood cell containing hemoglobin is the red blood cell (erythrocyte). Hemoglobin is a protein with four polypeptide chains, each bound to an iron atom. It transports oxygen from the lungs to tissues and carbon dioxide from tissues to the lungs. Red blood cells are produced in bone marrow and live about 120 days.
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