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Hypoxia

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noun

A condition in which there is oxygen deficiency in a habitat or a body part.


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In a body part, hypoxia results when the oxygen is below physiological levels in spite of adequate blood perfusion. For instance, the brain receiving inadequate amounts of oxygen causes a cascade of events that may eventually harm the cells and tissues of brain.


Related forms: hypoxic (adjective).

Compare: hyperoxia, hypoxemia
See also: anoxia

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hypoxia with CoCl2

Hi, I'm searching for my bachelor thesis the reaction of CoCl2 with O2 when it's used in hypoxia experiments. I can't find anything specific. Maybe you have also a reference to this? matjes

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by matjes
Fri Jun 12, 2009 10:30 am
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: hypoxia with CoCl2
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Views: 123

Re: Regulation of a heartbeat

... factors like local warming of SA which lead to increased heart rate,cooling which lead to decreased heart rate,there are chemical factors as hypoxia and hypercarbia.

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by sanjidcapa
Tue May 05, 2009 9:18 am
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: Regulation of a heartbeat
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Views: 1331

Regulation of a heartbeat

... factors like local warming of SA which lead to increased heart rate,cooling which lead to decreased heart rate,there are chemical factors as hypoxia and hypercarbia. Also increasing blood pressure will affect baroreceptors and will lead to decreased heart rate(Marey's law). But the main regulation ...

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by MohammedAmer
Wed Apr 22, 2009 4:45 pm
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: Regulation of a heartbeat
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Views: 1331

ASCII depiction of the antioxidant enzyme defense system

... system (in ASCII form) scheme from Dr. Mark Kukucka's PhD dissertation because I couldn't find anything else like it online! Mechanisms by which hypoxia augments Leydig cell viability and differentiated cell function in vitro by Mark A. Kukucka, MS, DVM, PhD Department of Biomedical Sciences ...

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by ianjager
Fri Sep 19, 2008 8:10 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: ASCII depiction of the antioxidant enzyme defense system
Replies: 1
Views: 619

Potential relationship between non-enzymatic antioxidants

... and non-enzymatic (eg. glutathione) antioxidant levels in isolated Leydig cells that I can find in the scientific literature: Mechanisms by which hypoxia augments Leydig cell viability and differentiated cell function in vitro (PhD Dissertation, 1993) by Mark A. Kukucka, MS, DVM, PhD Department ...

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by ianjager
Thu Sep 18, 2008 5:08 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Potential relationship between non-enzymatic antioxidants
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