Question: A pharmaceutical company develops an artificial red blood cell that is very effective at transporting oxygen but unable to transport carbon dioxide. Explain what would

 A pharmaceutical company develops an artificial red blood cell that is very effective at transporting oxygen but unable to transport carbon dioxide. Explain what would happen in the blood vessels if this substance were used in a blood transfusion. How would this affect the recipient (Assume the transfusion has no effect on the level of plasma in the blood)?
 

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