🩸 [Red Blood Cell Series, Part 3] "What is hemoglobin made of?" The "power of iron" that grabs oxygen

🩸 "Hi there! I'm Akamaru the red blood cell 🔴
Let's start the Red Blood Cell series, part 3!"

🩷 "Last time, I heard that hemoglobin is what carries oxygen!"

🟡 "Like the cargo bed of a truck!"

🧪 "That's exactly right. Today, I will explain the
true nature of hemoglobin."

🟦 "Command room, start analysis."

🧬 The true nature of hemoglobin

🧪 "Hemoglobin is made up of two main parts."

・Globin (protein)
・Heme (the part containing iron)

🩷 "So it's two parts!"

🧪 "That's right."

🧪 "And the iron at the center of this heme is what grabs the oxygen."

🔴 Hemoglobin works through the "power of iron"

🩸 "In other words..."

🩸"Hemoglobin works through the 'power of iron' 🔴"

🟡 "So it's an iron-powered truck!"

🩷 "Then what happens if you don't have enough iron?"

🧪 "Ho ho ho. That is the topic for next time."

🌟 Today's review

・Hemoglobin is
　→ protein + ironmade of
・What grabs oxygen is
　→ the iron in heme

📝 A key takeaway

🩸 "Inside your body, many red blood cells are working every day."

🧪 "If you continue to feel tired or short of breath,
it is also important to check your condition with a blood test."

🩸 Akamaru is out for delivery again today! 🔴

📅 Next episode preview
🩸 [Red Blood Cell Series, Part 4]
"What happens to the body if you don't have enough iron?"

🩷 "If you don't have enough iron...?"

🧪 "The body becomes 'oxygen-deficient'."

📺 Click here for the explanatory video (NotebookLM)
🩷 "It's so easy to understand, I'm impressed!"

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