Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology Plus Mastering Biology with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (11th Edition)
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Author: Gerald Audesirk, Teresa Audesirk, Bruce E. Byers
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Chapter 34.4, Problem 1TC
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Why it is important for the hydrogen ions to remain bound to hemoglobin?
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Hemoglobin present in red blood cells, which efficiently carries oxygen from the lungs to the tissues of the body. It also helps in the transportation of carbon dioxide and hydrogen ions back to the lungs and is able to bind to gaseous nitric oxide and oxygen.
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Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology Plus Mastering Biology with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (11th Edition)
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