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Journal of Experimental Biology 59,247-253 (1973)
Published by Company of Biologists 1973

An Oxygen Electrode Microrespirometer

H. J. ATKINSON 1 and L. SMITH 2

1 Department of Zoology, The University, Newcastle upon Tyne; Department of Pure and Applied Zoology, The University, Leeds
2 Department of Zoology, The University, Newcastle upon Tyne

1. A constant-temperature microrespirometer, based on a Clark-type oxygen electrode, is described. The apparatus was designed for use with small, individual nematodes weighing 60-380 µg body weight.

2. The experimental procedure for accurate and reliable measurements of oxygen consumptions of the order of 0.02-0.2 mm3 O2/h is given.

Submitted on January 23, 1973






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