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Can someone explain how the mole rats that stop breathing and are revived after simply reintroducing oxygen into the container? How does the O2 get into the an
by stevenwoo 10y ago
Can someone explain how the mole rats that stop breathing and are revived after simply reintroducing oxygen into the container? How does the O2 get into the animals lungs/blood stream if the animal stopped breathing?
- Someone 10y agoThey stop breathing, but don't die. Presumably, when whatever mechanism they use to measure oxygen concentration tells them that oxygen levels are high enough, they start breathing again.
- ralfd 10y agoYes, obviously, but parent asked how!
- BugsJustFindMe 10y agoOne guess would be sufficiently positive air pressure to passively inflate their lungs. Or that they don't stop breathing completely, just almost.
- amelius 10y agoGuess: diffusion?