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Oxygen Dissociation Curve

Breathing and Exchange of Gases

Sigmoid curve plotting % saturation of Hb with O2 against pO2; Shift to Right (Release of O2 in tissues): High pCO2, High H+ (low pH), High temperature; Shift to Left (Binding of O2 in alveoli): Low pCO2, Low H+, Low temperature.

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