Oxidative degradation of high-energy substrates is an essential feature of all living organisms. Aerobic organisms have developed complex chemical reactions, grouped under the term 'respiratory chain' ...

Adequate blood flow and oxygen delivery to the peripheral tissues of a sick, newborn infant is a sine qua non of neonatal intensive care. The adequacy of tissue oxygen delivery is difficult to measure ...

Three patients heterozygous for hemoglobin Seattle were found to be anemic, with hematocrit levels of 24 to 33 per cent. Urinary erythropoietin excretion was 1 to 4 units per day. This low value ...