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cellular respiration

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cellular respiration
n.
The series of metabolic processes by which living cells produce energy through the oxidation of organic substances.


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PM developer Barry Bochner, a bioengineer, patented a simple dye method to measure cellular respiration while a graduate student in the 1970s.
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External respiration, or gas exchange between the lungs and atmosphere, is linked to internal cellular respiration by the cardiovascular system.
 
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