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About 97 % of oxygen is transported by R...

About 97 % of oxygen is transported by RBC. The remaining 3 % is

A

Retained in lungs

B

Dissolved in plasma and transport

C

Attached to cell membrane

D

Inside mitochondria

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B
About 97 00 of oxygen is transported by RBC. The remaining 3% is dissolved in plasma and transported.
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