Principles of Biology
Principles of Biology
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ISBN: 9781259875120
Author: Robert Brooker, Eric P. Widmaier Dr., Linda Graham Dr. Ph.D., Peter Stiling Dr. Ph.D.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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The red muscle fibers are the skeletal muscles that are rich in capillaries, myoglobin, and mitochondria. Capillaries deliver oxygen to the muscles, and oxygen is taken up by the protein called myoglobin. The myoglobin helps the mitochondria to provide the oxygen. Mitochondria use oxygen to produce energy.

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