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A mathematical theory is developed to explain the observed enhancement of O2 transport through solutions by hemoglobin. At high partial pressures of O2, ordinary diffusion through the solvent accounts for all transport of O2, but at low partial pressures the transport may be increased manyfold by the presence of hemoglobin. This phenomenon is explained and its possible role in living organisms is discussed. The theory also indicates a new method of determining dissociation curves from diffusion experiments.
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Collins, R.E. Transport of gases through hemoglobin solution. Bulletin of Mathematical Biophysics 23, 223–232 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02476736
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02476736