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(1) The activation energy of the liver respiration in an interval of temperature between 17.5 and 37.5°C was determined in mice, rats, and guinea pigs. (2) A systematic decrease with increasing body size was observed.
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Locker, A. Zur Abhängigkeit der Aktivierungsenergie der Gewebsatmung bei Säugetieren von der Körpergrösse. Experientia 14, 326–327 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02160388
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