oxygen-carrying capacity

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capacity
noun
uk
/kəˈpæs.ə.ti/us
/kəˈpæs.ə.t̬i/
the total amount that can be contained ...
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(Definition ofcapacityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Another constraint on the evolution of their brain is theoxygen-carryingcapacityof their vascular systems.
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On average, males have larger hearts, 10 percent higher red blood cell count, higher hemoglobin, hence greateroxygen-carryingcapacity.
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They have larger hearts, 10% higher red blood cell count, and higher hemoglobin, hence greateroxygen-carryingcapacity.
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However, theoxygen-carryingcapacityof their blood is less than 10% that of their relatives with hemoglobin.
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Other invertebrates use respiratory proteins to increase theoxygen-carryingcapacity.
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They also have larger hearts, 10% higher red blood cell count, higher haemoglobin, hence greateroxygen-carryingcapacity.
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In any case, hemoglobin deficiency decreases bloodoxygen-carryingcapacity.
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This prevents hemoglobin from releasing oxygen in tissues, effectively reducing theoxygen-carryingcapacityof the blood, leading to hypoxia.
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Theoxygen-carryingcapacityof hemoglobin is determined by the type of hemoglobin present in the blood.
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In athletes, the difference inoxygen-carryingcapacitybetween men and women is much less prominent.
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Expressed as a percentage, the oxygen saturation is the ratio of the amount of oxygen bound to the hemoglobin, to theoxygen-carryingcapacityof the hemoglobin.
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Beta blockers cause a decrease in renin secretion, which in turn reduces the heart oxygen demand by lowering extracellular volume and increasing theoxygen-carryingcapacityof blood.
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