What would cause our red blood cells to produce 2,3-diphosphoglycerate? Select 2 correct answer(s) Living at high altitudes Cardiopulmonary disorders Eating a burrito Sedentary lifestyle
What would cause our red blood cells to produce 2,3-diphosphoglycerate?
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Living at high altitudes |
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Cardiopulmonary disorders |
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Eating a burrito |
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Sedentary lifestyle |
Erythrocyte 2,3-DPG helps haemoglobin oxygenation by binding to deoxyhemoglobin and facilitating oxygen transfer. In red blood cells, 2,3-diphosphoglycerate (2,3-DPG) levels rise in response to anaemia/hypoxia, causing a shift in the oxygen dissociation curve, allowing for more efficient oxygen delivery.
1. Living at a high altitude place
- Living at high altitude can simulate hypoxic conditions which can lead to rise in 2,3 DPG levels.
2. Cardiopulmonary Disorders
- being affected with such disorders can lead to less efficient oxygen delivery again producing hypoxic conditions. It can also make 2,3 DPG levels rise.
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