microrespirometer

microrespirometer definition - medical

mi·cro·res·pi·rom·e·ter (mīˌkrō-rĕsˌpə-rŏmˈĭ-tər)

noun
An apparatus for measuring the utilization of oxygen by small numbers of isolated tissues or cells.

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