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Establish experimental methods to accurately measure the metabolic activity and respiration of very small amounts of surviving tissue in vitro.

January 1, 1939Biochemical JournalOpen Access

The study of metabolic activities of small amounts of surviving tissues

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IBI. BerenblumNational Institutes of Health ECE. B. ChainUniversity of Minnesota NHN. G. HeatleyUniversité Paris-Saclay

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Experimental study demonstrates microscale measurement of metabolic activities in surviving isolated tissues, highlighting techniques for studying cellular respiration in tiny samples.

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Establish experimental methods to accurately measure the metabolic activity and respiration of very small amounts of surviving tissue in vitro.
Utilized micro-analytical techniques to monitor surviving excised tissue samples in controlled physiological environments.
Quantified gas exchange and respiratory metrics from minimal amounts of tissue maintained outside the living organism.
Demonstrated reliable tracking of respiration and metabolic rate in microscopic amounts of surviving tissue.
Enabled high-sensitivity biochemical measurement of surviving tissue activity without requiring large sample quantities.

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Berenblum et al. (1939) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa103d8b59423aee28d38a0 https://doi.org/10.1042/bj0330068

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Experimental study demonstrates microscale measurement of metabolic activities in surviving isolated tissues, highlighting techniques for studying cellular respiration in tiny samples.

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