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Quality control of open-circuit respirometry: real-time, laboratory-based systems. Let’s spread “good practice”

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Abbreviations

B × B:

Breath-by-breath

CO2 :

Carbon dioxide

FCO2 :

Fractional concentration of carbon dioxide

FO2 :

Fractional concentration of oxygen

O2 :

Oxygen

RERmax :

Maximal respiratory exchange ratio

\(\dot {V}{\text{E}}\) :

Minute ventilation

\(\dot {V}{{\text{E}}_{{\text{max}}}}\) :

Maximal minute ventilation

\(\dot {V}{{\text{O}}_{{\text{max}}}}\) :

Maximal oxygen uptake

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Acknowledgements

We gratefully thank Professor Geraint Florida-James for his professional assistance in the reviewing of this letter.

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  1. Studies, Research and Sports Medicine Center (CEIMD), Government of Navarre, Pamplona, Spain

    Ibai Garcia-Tabar, José F. Aramendi & Esteban M. Gorostiaga

  2. Department of Physical Education and Sport, Faculty of Education and Sport, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Portal de Lasarte, 71, 01007, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain

    Ibai Garcia-Tabar

  3. Laboratory of Performance, Sport-Occupational Activities-Biology-Association, Lyon-Chassieu, France

    Jean P. Eclache

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All authors contributed equally on the conception and writing of this letter. All authors read and approved the final version of the letter.

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Communicated by Klaas R. Westerterp/Håkan Westerblad.

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Garcia-Tabar, I., Eclache, J.P., Aramendi, J.F. et al. Quality control of open-circuit respirometry: real-time, laboratory-based systems. Let’s spread “good practice”. Eur J Appl Physiol 118, 2719–2720 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-018-3990-0

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