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Accumulation of methemoglobin (methemoglobinemia) occurs if this oxidation process overwhelms the protective reduction capacity of the cells (Jaffe 1981; Swann 1975). As a result, nitrates in the blood of cattle alter the hemoglobin in red blood cells to methemoglobin, which does not carry oxygen to body tissues. A blood methemoglobin level higher than 70% can result in serious cardiac or central nervous system damage. |
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