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Lung |
Either of the pair of organs occupying the cavity of the thorax that effect the aeration of the blood. |
Lungs |
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Oxygen Consumption |
The rate at which oxygen is used by a tissue; microliters of oxygen STPD used per milligram of tissue per hour; the rate at which oxygen enters the blood from alveolar gas, equal in the steady state to the consumption of oxygen by tissue metabolism throughout the body. (Stedman, 25th ed, p346) |
Consumption, Oxygen,Consumptions, Oxygen,Oxygen Consumptions |
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Parasympathomimetics |
Drugs that mimic the effects of parasympathetic nervous system activity. Included here are drugs that directly stimulate muscarinic receptors and drugs that potentiate cholinergic activity, usually by slowing the breakdown of acetylcholine (CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS). Drugs that stimulate both sympathetic and parasympathetic postganglionic neurons (GANGLIONIC STIMULANTS) are not included here. |
Parasympathomimetic Agents,Parasympathomimetic Drugs,Parasympathomimetic Effect,Parasympathomimetic Effects,Agents, Parasympathomimetic,Drugs, Parasympathomimetic,Effect, Parasympathomimetic,Effects, Parasympathomimetic |
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Partial Pressure |
The pressure that would be exerted by one component of a mixture of gases if it were present alone in a container. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed) |
Partial Pressures,Pressure, Partial,Pressures, Partial |
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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 |
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Rest |
Freedom from activity. |
Rests |
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Carbon Dioxide |
A colorless, odorless gas that can be formed by the body and is necessary for the respiration cycle of plants and animals. |
Carbonic Anhydride,Anhydride, Carbonic,Dioxide, Carbon |
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Catecholamines |
A general class of ortho-dihydroxyphenylalkylamines derived from TYROSINE. |
Catecholamine,Sympathin,Sympathins |
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Cats |
The domestic cat, Felis catus, of the carnivore family FELIDAE, comprising over 30 different breeds. The domestic cat is descended primarily from the wild cat of Africa and extreme southwestern Asia. Though probably present in towns in Palestine as long ago as 7000 years, actual domestication occurred in Egypt about 4000 years ago. (From Walker's Mammals of the World, 6th ed, p801) |
Felis catus,Felis domesticus,Domestic Cats,Felis domestica,Felis sylvestris catus,Cat,Cat, Domestic,Cats, Domestic,Domestic Cat |
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Cell Membrane Permeability |
A quality of cell membranes which permits the passage of solvents and solutes into and out of cells. |
Permeability, Cell Membrane |
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