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Red Blood Cells - Coggle Diagram

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        2,3 diphosphoglycerate concentration
        
        2,3 DPG
        
        Plentiful in erythrocytes
        
        Bi-product of red
        cell glycolysis
        
        highly charged anion
        
        Binds to the b chains of deoxyhaemoglobin
        
        An increase
        
        shifts the oxygen dissociation curve to the right
        
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        Induce a tense state
        
        Commonly caused by:
        
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        stored blood in a blood bank has decreasing 2,3
        DPG levels over time
        
        less
        effective at releasing oxygen to the tissues
        
        oxygen dissociation
        curve shifts to the left.
        
        pH
        
        Bohr effect
        
        When the pH falls
        
        CO2 increases in the tissues
        
        carbonic acid
        
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        Decrease Hb affinity for oxygen
        
        Increases its tendency to bind hydrogen ions
        
        More due to the acidification
        
        more deoxyhaemoglobin
        
        Improves oxygen delivery where it is needed
        
        Dissociation curve shifts to the right