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Subject: Re: Minimum allowable ppO2
From: shelps@ac*.ma*.ad*.ed*.au* (Prime Rat)
Date: Mon, 26 Sep 1994 13:16:03 +0930

>Andean natives *may* have genetic differences allowing greater
>tolerance for hypoxic conditions.

They have an oxygen-haemoglobin binding curve which is right shifted; ie
their haemoglobin is different to us who live at 1 BAR.

/rat

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