Intermittent exposure to 40 percent oxygen prolongs rat survival in 100 percent oxygen. 1977

R D Paegle, and W N Bernhard, and H Turndorf

Prior intermittent exposure to 40 percent O2 protected rats against fatal O2 toxicity. Protection was not absolute, however, for the death of most rats in 100 percent O2 was not prevented but delayed considerably. Furthermore, those rats which did survive exposure to 100 percent O2 for long periods by virtue of prior-adaptation to increased O2 concentrations had pathologic changes in the lungs typical of chronic O2 toxicity. The very early demise of some rats indicated that 1 of 12 animals is hypersenstiive to high concentrations of inspired O2.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008136 Longevity The normal length of time of an organism's life. Length of Life,Life Span,Lifespan,Life Spans,Lifespans
D008168 Lung Either of the pair of organs occupying the cavity of the thorax that effect the aeration of the blood. Lungs
D008297 Male Males
D010100 Oxygen An element with atomic symbol O, atomic number 8, and atomic weight [15.99903; 15.99977]. It is the most abundant element on earth and essential for respiration. Dioxygen,Oxygen-16,Oxygen 16
D001835 Body Weight The mass or quantity of heaviness of an individual. It is expressed by units of pounds or kilograms. Body Weights,Weight, Body,Weights, Body
D000222 Adaptation, Physiological The non-genetic biological changes of an organism in response to challenges in its ENVIRONMENT. Adaptation, Physiologic,Adaptations, Physiologic,Adaptations, Physiological,Adaptive Plasticity,Phenotypic Plasticity,Physiological Adaptation,Physiologic Adaptation,Physiologic Adaptations,Physiological Adaptations,Plasticity, Adaptive,Plasticity, Phenotypic
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D001274 Atmospheric Pressure The pressure at any point in an atmosphere due solely to the weight of the atmospheric gases above the point concerned. Atmospheric Pressures,Pressure, Atmospheric,Pressures, Atmospheric
D013997 Time Factors Elements of limited time intervals, contributing to particular results or situations. Time Series,Factor, Time,Time Factor
D051381 Rats The common name for the genus Rattus. Rattus,Rats, Laboratory,Rats, Norway,Rattus norvegicus,Laboratory Rat,Laboratory Rats,Norway Rat,Norway Rats,Rat,Rat, Laboratory,Rat, Norway,norvegicus, Rattus

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