Oxygen and life on earth: an anesthesiologist's views on oxygen evolution, discovery, sensing, and utilization.
review · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 18580166.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1097/ALN.0b013e31817b5a7e.
- No licence information is recorded for this record.
- Because redistribution is not established, this page shows the abstract only. Follow the links below for the full text.
Abstract
The advent of oxygenic photosynthesis and the accumulation of oxygen in our atmosphere opened up new possibilities for the development of life on Earth. The availability of oxygen, the most capable electron acceptor on our planet, allowed the development of highly efficient energy production from oxidative phosphorylation, which shaped the evolutionary development of aerobic life forms from the first multicellular organisms to the vertebrates.
Medical subject headings
- Anesthesiology
- Earth, Planet
- Evolution, Chemical
- Life
- Oxygen
- Physicians