... metabolic rate Regulation index Michaelis–Menten analysis Oxyconformation Oxyregulation Water-breathers References Alexander , J. E. and McMahon , R. F. ( 2004 ). Respiratory response to temperature and hypoxia in the zebra mussel Dreissena polymorpha . Comp. Biochem. Physiol...

... a broad range of O 2 tensions, while skeletal muscle begins to oxyconform at P O 2 levels that are far in excess of the K m of isolated mitochondria. Although oxyconformation is seldom seen in isolated cell preparations (see, however, Brand et al., 2000 ; Bishop and Brand, 2000 ; Guppy et al...

... aestivation oxygen conformation oxyconformation mollusc land snail. During the hot and dry months of summer, many animals face death by dehydration. To survive, they must either evade desiccation by moving to a cooler place or endure the assault by minimising water loss. For example, land snails...