Purpose: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused suffering and death around the world. Careful selection of facial protection is paramount for preventing virus spread among healthcare workers and preserving mask ...

The administration of cocaine hydrochloride intraperitoneally (25 mg/kg) produces a drop in VO2 in both normoxic and hypoxic mice. The critical PO2 is also decreased and so is the body temperature. The mitochondrial ...

Floating and submerged leaves of the aquatic fern Salvinia minima were used to analyze a metabolic interconnectivity among mitochondrial alternative respiration, residual respiration (Rresp), carbohydrate metabolism and ...

Among the technologies used in medicine, the pulmonary ventilator is one of the most important. Lung ventilators (also called artificial respirators) are devices used to promote artificial respiration in patients, and thus ...

Respiration rates of natural zooplankton communities were measured for diel cycles in two lakes. Distinct diurnal cycles were observed in Embalse Rapel with high respiratory rates for the spring cladoceran dominated ...