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EXPERIMENTAL FACTOR ONTOLOGY - ANNOTATIONS


Term:respiratory quotient
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Definition:The respiratory quotient (or RQ or respiratory coefficient), is a dimensionless number used in calculations of basal metabolic rate (BMR) when estimated from carbon dioxide production. Such measurements, like measurements of oxygen uptake, are forms of indirect calorimetry.
Comment:"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Respiratory_quotient"
Synonyms:xref: SNOMEDCT:74427007
 external_ontology: is_about EFO:GO:0008152



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