MICRORESPIRATION TECHNIQUES

Abstract
The biometer, the indicator method, the optical lever micro-manometer, the Cartesian diver, the polarograph, the capillary microrespirometer, and miscellaneous techniques: "It is the purpose of this review briefly to evaluate their relative sensitivities and precisions, and to point out their assets and limitations." Related problems of calibratory techniques and estimation of amt. of metabolizing material are also touched upon.