Oxygen Dissociation Curve of Arterial Blood in Men Breathing High Concentrations of Oxygen

1952 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 169-179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriel G. Nahas ◽  
Edward H. Morgan ◽  
Earl H. Wood
Keyword(s):  
Oxygen Dissociation Curve ◽  
Dissociation Curve ◽  
Arterial Blood ◽  
Oxygen Dissociation ◽  
High Concentrations

Red-cell 2,3-diphosphoglycerate in patients with hyperthyroidism

1980 ◽  
Vol 93 (4) ◽  
pp. 424-429 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. L. Alvarez-Sala ◽  
M. A. Urbán ◽  
J. J. Sicilia ◽  
A. J. Diaz Fdez ◽  
F. Fdez Mendieta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thyroid Hormones ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Red Cell ◽  
Oxygen Dissociation Curve ◽  
Dissociation Curve ◽  
Oxygen Dissociation ◽  
The Right ◽  
Serum Thyroid Hormones ◽  
Hyperthyroid Patients ◽  
2,3 Dpg

Abstract. In 21 hyperthyroid female patients studied on 29 occasions, high levels of red-cell 2,3-diphosphoglycerate (2,3-DPG) have been found (5.75 ± 0.7 mm) which, compared to a euthyroid control group (4.88 ± 0.4 mm), could not be accounted for by differences in haematocrit, haemoglobin or phosphataemia. A significant correlation was found (P < 0.05) between serum thyroid hormones and the 2,3-DPG concentration in the hyperthyroid patients. Eight of these patients were reexamined after treatment and normalization of thyroid function, showed a regression to normal 2,3-DPG values (4.81 ± 0.6 mm) which could not be attributed to variations in haematocrit, haemoglobin or phosphataemia either. We therefore deduce that the shift to the right in the haemoglobin oxygen dissociation curve observed in patients of this type may be due to an increase in the red-cell 2,3-DPG content.

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