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Oxygen Consumption MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Oxygen Consumption
Tree Number(s)
G03.680
Unique ID
D010101
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010101
Annotation
TN 145: oxygen metab
Scope Note
The rate at which oxygen is used by a tissue; microliters of oxygen STPD used per milligram of tissue per hour; the rate at which oxygen enters the blood from alveolar gas, equal in the steady state to the consumption of oxygen by tissue metabolism throughout the body. (Stedman, 25th ed, p346)
NLM Classification #
WF 110
Public MeSH Note
66; was see under ENERGY METABOLISM & TISSUE METABOLISM 1963-65
History Note
66; was see under ENERGY METABOLISM & TISSUE METABOLISM 1963-65
Date Established
1966/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2016/07/01
Oxygen Consumption Preferred
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