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Oxygen Transport and Hemocyanin Function in the Pulmonate Land Snail, Helix pomatia: Physiological and Molecular Implications of Polyphasic Oxygen-binding Curves
Oxygen Transport and Hemocyanin Function in the Pulmonate Land Snail, Helix pomatia: Physiological and Molecular Implications of Polyphasic Oxygen-binding Curves
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Unlike mammals, snails, spiders and octopi do not use hemoglobin to transport oxygen but rely on a related compound known as hemocyanin. This molecule, instead of having an atom of iron in its middle, has an atom of copper that binds oxygen.
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