As a result, the " oxygen saturation curve ", which plots percent saturation " vs . " pO 2, is left-shifted for fetal hemoglobin as compared to adult hemoglobin.
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This may not occur if p _ w itself is dropping rapidly, depending on the slope of the saturation curve, the lapse rate, and the speed of the updraft, or if the drop of p is slow, depending on the number and size of the ice crystals.
