Oxy-haemoglobin and haemoglobin

How oxy-haemoglobin and haemoglobin are different from each other? Where we can find the higher concentration of oxy-haemoglobin, within the peripheral tissues or within lungs?

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Oxygen-bound haemoglobin is also known as oxy-haemoglobin. In lungs, the concentration of the oxygen is higher and thus, there exist a higher concentration of the oxy-haemoglobin. In peripheral tissues, situation is reverse, the oxygen concentration is lowand there is more free haemoglobin.

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