Measurement of oxygen partial pressure, its control during hypoxia and hyperoxia, and its effect upon light emission in a bioluminescent elaterid larva

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 202, Issue 19, 1999, Pages 2631-2638

  Timmins, Graham S ^a,c   Penatti, Carlos A A ^b   Bechara, Etelvino J H ^b   Swartz, Harold M ^b  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioluminescence; Elaterid; EPR oximetry; Hyperoxia; Hypoxia; Oxygen consumption; Pyrearinus termitilluminans; Respiration

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; ISOPTERA; LARVA; LUMINESCENCE; OXIMETRY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE; THORAX;

ANIMALS; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ISOPTERA; LARVA; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; OXIMETRY; OXYGEN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PARTIAL PRESSURE; THORAX;

ANIMALIA; ELATERIDAE; HEXAPODA; ISOPTERA; PYREARINUS TERMITILLUMINANS;

EID: 0033213372     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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