Assertion: hemoglobin | /r/CapableOf | pick up oxygen
Facets:
value: in the lungs
type: LOCATION
value: forming oxyhemoglobin
type: OTHER
value: from the bloodstream
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: from a normal atmosphere
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: In the lungs, hemoglobin picks up oxygen, which binds to the iron ions, forming oxyhemoglobin.
text: The hemoglobin of some earthworms takes up oxygen from a normal atmosphere but releases it only when tissue oxygen is low and, thus, may protect the worm from oxygen poisoning.
text: Certain conditions cause hemoglobin to release more oxygen into the bloodstream, shifting the curve to the right; certain conditions cause hemoglobin to pick up more oxygen from the bloodstream, shifting the curve to the left.
text: In the lungs, hemoglobin picks up oxygen, which binds to the iron ions, forming oxyhemoglobin.
text: Blood gets its bright red color when hemoglobin picks up oxygen in the lungs.