Simulating how red blood cells carry and release oxygen in surrounding tissues (IMAGE)

Kyushu University

Simulating how red blood cells carry and release oxygen in surrounding tissues

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Schematic of how individual red blood cells (RBCs) carry oxygen through capillaries to oxygenate tissues. The team found that RBCs can regulate how much oxygen is released in tissues, wherein low-oxygen concentration regions, a greater amount of oxygen is released, while in areas with higher oxygen concentrations, the amount released is lower.

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Naoki Takeishi/Kyushu University

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