Encyclopedic Reference of Cancer

2001 Edition
| Editors: Manfred Schwab

Respiration Rate

Reference work entry
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-30683-8_1465

Definition

Respiration rate, also known as O2 consumption rate or O2 uptake rate, is the amount of oxygen consumed by a tissue or organ per unit time.

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