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name the element found in small amounts in the body that is needed to make hemoglobins for oxygen transport

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About 70 percent of your body's iron is found in the red blood cells of your blood called hemoglobin and in muscle cells called myoglobin. Hemoglobin is essential for transferring oxygen in your blood from the lungs to the tissues.

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