oxygen consumption
collocation in Englishmeaningsofoxygenandconsumption
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oxygen
noun[U]
uk/ˈɒk.sɪ.dʒən/us/ˈɑːk.sɪ.dʒən/
a chemical element that is a gas with no smell or colour. Oxygen forms a large part of the air on earth, and is needed by animals and plants ...
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consumption
noun[U]
uk/kənˈsʌmp.ʃən/us/kənˈsʌmp.ʃən/
the amount used ...
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Relationship of brain blood flow andoxygenconsumptionto perfusion flow rate during profoundly hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass.
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Cerebral blood flow for calculation of cerebral metabolic rate determined byoxygenconsumptionwas determined by microsphere studies.
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Oxygenconsumptionduring cardiopulmonary bypass in the uniformly cooled dog.
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The ability to exercise, as assessed by tissueoxygenconsumptionduring exertion, also falls by approximately 10% per decade.
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These inhibitory effects strongly suggest that the measuredoxygenconsumptionis of mitochondrial origin.
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A dotted line was drawn to aid in depicting the phase of stabilizedoxygenconsumption.
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The oxygen model showed thatoxygenconsumptionwas localized to the photoreceptor inner segments.
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If demand for oxygen still exceeds supply once these adaptations have occurred, the fetus must further reduce itsoxygenconsumption.
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In steady state, fetal oxygen uptake is equal to fetaloxygenconsumption.
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However,oxygenconsumptionby the uterus, placenta and fetus decreased only slightly, because of increased oxygen extraction.
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The decrease in functional residual capacity and increasedoxygenconsumptionduring pregnancy lead to a rapid onset of hypoxaemia during apnoea.
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Placentaloxygenconsumptionis reduced to a greater extent than that of the fetus.
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The fetus can compensate for a sudden change in oxygen delivery, and maintain itsoxygenconsumption, by altering oxygen extraction.
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Images created by distribution of radioactively labeled substances to measure cerebral blood flow,oxygenconsumption, glucose utilization, and neurochemical activity.
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After 10 min of continuous exercise,oxygenconsumptionincreased significantly.
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To determine the aerobic activity of the immobilized microorganisms theoxygenconsumptionis measured with an oxygen electrode.
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The programme was described as high-dose and highintensity (2000 kcal/week at 65-80% of peakoxygenconsumption).
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Ventilation and maximaloxygenconsumptionwere measured using respiratory mass spectrometry.
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We did not determine whetheroxygenconsumption, or the oxygen hemoglobin dissociation curve, were altered by exposures to oxygen or nitric oxide.
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