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What is the role of haemoglobin in our bodies?

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Haemoglobin is the oxygen-carrying protein that is found within all RBCs. It picks up oxygen where it is abundant (the lungs) and drops off oxygen where it is needed around the body. Haemoglobin is also the pigment that gives RBCs their red color.

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