Carbon Monoxide

Carbon monoxide (CO). A poisonous colorless, odorless, tasteless gas. It combines with hemoglobin to form carboxyhemoglobin, which has no oxygen carrying capacity. The resultant oxygen deprivation causes headache, dizziness, decreased pulse and respiratory rates, unconsciousness, and death. (From Merck Index, 11th ed)

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Tree Number(s): D01.200.250, D01.362.200, D01.650.550.250

MeSH Unique ID: D002248

Registry Number: 7U1EE4V452

Entry Terms:

• Monoxide, Carbon

Pharmacologic Action:

• Antimetabolites
• Gasotransmitters

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