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- adjective Of, pertaining to, or suffering from
hypoxia . - adjective Describing a breathing gas mixture that contains less than 21%
oxygen .
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Examples
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We investigate the ability of MSC, exposed to short-term hypoxic conditions, to participate in vascular and tissue regeneration in an in vivo model of hindlimb ischemia.
Naturejobs - All Jobs Lionel Leroux 2010
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According to ESPN's Tim Griffin, West Virginia players are using some kind of fancy, enclosed closet that includes the word hypoxic to get used to the high altitude in Boulder.
Corn Nation 2008
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There’s not a lot of research done on the rise of nitrous oxide in hypoxic waters and Dr. Codispoti warns that, “we should intensify our observations of the relationship between low oxygen concentrations and nitrous oxide in coastal waters.”
Aquatic Dead Zones are Assisting Climate Change with Nitrous Oxide | Inhabitat 2010
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These so-called hypoxic areas exist around the world, and there were as many as 200 in North America in the spring, says Robert J. Diaz, a professor of marine science at the College of William & Mary in Virginia.
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These so-called hypoxic areas exist around the world, and there were as many as 200 in North America in the spring, says Robert J. Diaz, a professor of marine science at the College of William & Mary in Virginia.
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In response, the tumors begin to express a molecule called hypoxic-inducible factor 1.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories PhysOrg Team 2010
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Dead zones - also known as hypoxic areas - occur when dissolved oxygen falls below 1.4 milliliters per liter, Murawski explained.
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University of Washington Assistant Professor Matt Kaeberlein and colleagues found nematode worms live longer if their genetic makeup permits their cells to turn on a protective reaction to a drop in oxygen -- a reaction called the hypoxic response -- even under normal oxygen conditions.
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University of Washington Assistant Professor Matt Kaeberlein and colleagues found nematode worms live longer if their genetic makeup permits their cells to turn on a protective reaction to a drop in oxygen -- a reaction called the hypoxic response -- even under normal oxygen conditions.
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University of Washington Assistant Professor Matt Kaeberlein and colleagues found nematode worms live longer if their genetic makeup permits their cells to turn on a protective reaction to a drop in oxygen -- a reaction called the hypoxic response -- even under normal oxygen conditions.
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