VOL. 4 (1950) 



BODY SIZE AND TISSUE RESPIRATION 

 TABLE IV (continued) 



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TABLE V ' 



AVERAGE Q02 OF 5 TISSUES OF 9 MAMMALIAN SPECIES COMPARED WITH AVERAGE BASAL HEAT 

 PRODUCTION (Q02 MEASURED IN MEDIUM II) 



(The average Q02 values are computed from Table IV. The data on average basal heat production 

 per kg bodyweight are taken from Benedict's graphs*^. The heat data refer to animals of the average 

 body weight given in the third vertical column). 



As already stated the values for Qq^ were calculated from the pressure changes 

 recorded between 15 and 60 min after the start of the incubation period. The rate of 

 oxygen uptake often showed a progressive fall during the 45 min of observation, and 

 References p. 26y—26g. 



