A protein found in red blood cells that binds and transports oxygen in the blood.
A protein found in red blood cells that binds and transports oxygen in the blood. 97% of the dry weight of mammalian red blood cells is hemoglobin. When oxygen binds to the hemoglobin molecule, forming oxyhemoglobin, it becomes bright red, the color of arterial blood.
97% of the dry weight of mammalian red blood cells is hemoglobin. When oxygen binds to the hemoglobin molecule, forming oxyhemoglobin, it becomes bright red, the color of arterial blood.