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Table 104. Oxygen and carbon dioxide thermal quotients and respiratory 



quotients Continued. 



Relations between Oxygen Consumption, Carbon Dioxide Elimination, and Heat 



Production. 



The relationships expressed by the oxygen thermal, carbon dioxide thermal, 

 and respiratory quotients are given in table 104. It appears that on the first 

 day the oxygen thermal quotient is the lowest, the carbon dioxide and respir- 

 atory quotient the highest, while on the succeeding days all three ratios are 

 approximately constant. This statement does not take into account the fluctu- 

 ations in these quotients during the 2-hour periods. In this experiment, 

 however, the fluctuations seem less marked than in previous studies here 

 reported. 



