it is concluded that the physical properties of the haemoglobin molecule itself are the same in newborn and adult rabbits , and that the postnatal decrease in haemoglobin o2 affinity is solely due to changes in the erythrocyte metabolism , leading to a marked rise in 2,3-dpg and a minor decline in erythrocyte ph .
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