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the proportions of oxygen and carbonic acid in the arterial blood 

 the same modifications as in the case of respiration under dimin- 

 ished pressure. From this survey, as from that in the first chapter, 



91 HI M HSSBI HHB 



Fig. 39 — Variations in the blood gases in asphyxia compared to decreased 

 pressure, 



