Human Blood (IMAGE)

Friedrich-Schiller-Universitaet Jena

Human Blood

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Around 40 percent of the blood consists of red blood cells. They contain the red pigment hemoglobin and are responsible for the transport of oxygen.

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Jan-Peter Kasper/FSU

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