MeSH definition : 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);
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)