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THE distribution of carbon monoxide in erythrocytes of persons exposed to high concentrations of gas for short periods was investigated using a modification of the staining technique described by Betke and Kleihauer1. The experiments consisted of examination of citrated human blood carboxylated with pure CO and then decarboxylated with oxygen, and capillary blood taken at intervals following inhalation of CO as the pure gas or from tobacco smoke.
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Betke, K., and Kleihauer, E., Nature, 214, 188 (1967).
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BLACKMORE, D. Distribution of HbCO in Human Erythrocytes following Inhalation of CO. Nature 227, 386 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/227386a0
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