Which of these findings is typically found in an animal that has died due to nitrite poisoning?
Nitrite oxidizes the Fe2+ ion within the hemoglobin molecule into Fe3+, methemoglobin is formed, causing an inhibition of the oxygen binding capacity of the erythrocytes. Acute mortality occurs when methemoglobin concentrations are higher than 75%. Methaemoglobinaemia can manifest itself in brown discoloration of the blood
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