The protein that carries oxygen in muscles is called
a. ferritin.
b. oxyglobin.
c. myoglobin.
d. hemoglobin.
C
The protein that carries oxygen in muscles is called myoglobin. Ferritin is a protein that carries iron in the bloodstream. Oxyglobin does not exist. Hemoglobin is a protein that carries oxygen in the bloodstream.
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