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Table 1.

pK_app and cooperativity constant (n_H) values for washed red blood cells (RBCs) incubated under nitrogen, air or oxygen

	N₂			Air			O₂
Animal	pK_app	n_H	pK_app	n_H	pK_app	n_H
1	7.69	8.8	7.51	12.8	–	–
2	7.72	7.2	7.54	12.8	7.28	35.4
3	7.63	19.8	7.54	30.9	7.26	5.8
4	7.56	4.7	7.53	12.3	7.30	7.3

	N₂			Air			O₂
Animal	pK_app	n_H	pK_app	n_H	pK_app	n_H
1	7.69	8.8	7.51	12.8	–	–
2	7.72	7.2	7.54	12.8	7.28	35.4
3	7.63	19.8	7.54	30.9	7.26	5.8
4	7.56	4.7	7.53	12.3	7.30	7.3