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What happens to hemoglobin after they release oxygen?
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It break down: Hemoglobin is combination of heme and globulin . The heme is made up of iron and globin is made up of Alpha and beta globulin .When it is used up it will break down in to its component and the resultant other molecule in a very complex pathway
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