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On Tue, 3 May 1994, Charles Sellers wrote:

> The "Cold Narc" effects do seem to be related to higher than normal CO2.
> This could be related to the inability of the blood to xfer O2 and CO2 to/from
> the lungs and tissues properly due to raised levels of gases in all three.
> When the pressure in the lungs increases it is xfered to the blood and from
> the blood to the tissues.  Reversing this action with CO2 on the return trip.
>  As the level in the tissues increases eventually the level in the blood
> reaches the point at which it can no longer effectively absorb/bond with
> more gases.  Therefore on the return trip it fails to bond with enough CO2.

Are you refering to the hemoglobin carrying capacity? (see my other
posting on this topic)?


Aloha,

Rich

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