This means simply that the red blood cells are no longer able to
transport oxygen efficiently to the organs and tissues that are depending on the oxygen carried by the blood.
Because the iron is essentially stuck in the mitochondria, your child's body can not incorporate it into hemoglobin, which red blood cells need to
transport oxygen efficiently throughout the body.
Not exact matches
Researchers are still searching for the genes that orchestrate how Tibetans
transport low levels of
oxygen so
efficiently to their tissues — a process that may involve using nitric oxide to boost their blood volume.
This is very important as healthy blood vessels
transport oxygen, nutrients and hormones to the cells more
efficiently.