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Erythrocyte Function ⢠Erythrocytes are dedicated to respiratory gas transport ⢠Hemoglobin reversibly binds with oxygen and most oxygen in the blood is bound to hemoglobin ⢠Composition of hemoglobin â A protein called globin ⢠made up of two alpha and two beta chains â A heme molecule ⢠Each heme group bears an atom of iron, which can bind to one oxygen molecule ⢠Each hemoglobin molecule thus can transport four molecules of oxygen
