Continuous measurement of specific activity of C14-labeled carbon dioxide in expired air.
1960
G V LEROY, and
G T OKITA, and
E C TOCUS, and
D CHARLESTON
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MeSH Term
Description
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D012119
Respiration
The act of breathing with the LUNGS, consisting of INHALATION, or the taking into the lungs of the ambient air, and of EXHALATION, or the expelling of the modified air which contains more CARBON DIOXIDE than the air taken in (Blakiston's Gould Medical Dictionary, 4th ed.). This does not include tissue respiration (
Breathing
D002245
Carbon Dioxide
A colorless, odorless gas that can be formed by the body and is necessary for the respiration cycle of plants and animals.
Unstable isotopes of carbon that decay or disintegrate emitting radiation. C atoms with atomic weights 10, 11, and 14-16 are radioactive carbon isotopes.
Radioisotopes, Carbon
D006801
Humans
Members of the species Homo sapiens.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D017601
Oxygen Compounds
Inorganic compounds that contain oxygen as an integral part of the molecule.
Compounds, Oxygen
D019069
Cell Respiration
The metabolic process of all living cells (animal and plant) in which oxygen is used to provide a source of energy for the cell.