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The effect of hypercapnia on the deformability of erythrocytes was studied by means of a nuclepore membrane filter method. A decrement of the deformability by 20–40% was observed when\(P_{CO_2 } \) was increased from 50 mm Hg to 200 mm Hg, accompanied with an increment of 5% in hematocrit value.
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Kikuchi, Y., Horimoto, M. & Koyama, T. Reduced deformability of erythrocytes exposed to hypercapnia. Experientia 35, 343–344 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01964342
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