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From: stevel@haddock.UUCP
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Subject: Re: The bends
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Date: Mon, 22-Oct-84 23:58:49 EDT
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Posted: Mon Oct 22 23:58:49 1984
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Nf-From: haddock!stevel    Oct 22 14:42:00 1984

Since fat releases nitrogen slower it takes longer to get the
high level of nitrogen out of the system. Hence people with more
fat tissue are suseptable to the bends, the untimely release of
the stored nitrogen, for a longer time.

Steve Ludlum, decvax!yale-co!ima!stevel, {amd70|ihnp4!cbosgd}!ima!stevel
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