 | Stephen Stares, Zhi Liu - 1996 - 536 pages
...of hemoglobin in the blood is 200 times greater for carbon monoxide than for oxygen, carbon monoxide hinders oxygen transport from blood into tissues....studies in humans and animals have demonstrated that those individuals with weak hearts are placed under additional strain by the presence of excess CO... | |
 | Gordon McGranahan, Frank Murray - 2012 - 227 pages
...are especially at risk. Because the affinity of haemoglobin in the blood is 200 times greater for CO than for oxygen, CO hinders oxygen transport from...studies in humans and animals have demonstrated that those individuals with weak hearts are placed under additional strain by the presence of excess CO... | |
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Because the affinity of hemoglobin in the blood is 200 times greater for carbon monoxide than for oxygen, carbon monoxide hinders oxygen transport from blood into tissues. Therefore, more blood must be pumped to deliver the same amount of oxygen. Numerous... 