MSPC 237, gas transport
Which of these shifts the oxygen-haemoglobin dissociation curve to the right?
2,3-BPG binds deoxyhaemoglobin and lowers its affinity for oxygen, so the curve moves right and more oxygen is unloaded in the tissues. Cold, alkalosis, a low PCO2 and fetal haemoglobin all shift it left.
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