| Character | Mean value and range | Reference | ||
| Lung ventilation (Wt and type of mouse not specified) | ||||
| Respirator frequency | 163 (84-230)/minute | Guyton ( 1947) | ||
| Tidal volume (ml) | 0.15 (0.09 - 0.23) | Guyton ( 1947) | ||
| Minute volume (liters) | 0.024 (0.011 - 0.036) | Guyton ( 1947) | ||
| Oxygen consumption (Wt and type of mouse not specified) | ||||
| Basal metabolism | 1530 mm3 O2/g per hr | Morrison ( 1948) | ||
| Resting metabolism | 3500 mm3 O2/g per hr | Pearson ( 1947) | ||
| Oxygen consumption | ||||
| "House mouse" 15.8 g, 24-28°C | 1.53 ml/g per hr | Morrison ( 1948) | ||
| Swiss strain "White mice" male 21.2 g, 28.5°C | 1.59 ml/g per hr | Morrison ( 1948) | ||
| DBA/2J male (35 to 42 days of age, 29°C) | 1.24 ml/g per hr | Schlesinger and Mordkoff ( 1963) | ||
| C57BL/6J male (35 to 42 days of age, 29°C) | 1.47 ml/g per hr | Schlesinger and Mordkoff ( 1963) | ||
| B6D2F1 male (35 to 42 days of age, 29°C) | 1.38 ml/g per hr | Schlesinger and Mordkoff ( 1963) | ||
| DBA/2J female (35 to 42 days of age, 29°C) | 1.47 ml/g per hr | Schlesinger and Mordkoff ( 1963) | ||
| C57BL/6J female (35 to 42 days of age, 29°C) | 1.41 ml/g per hr | Schlesinger and Mordkoff ( 1963) | ||
| B6D2F1 female (35 to 42 days of age, 29°C) | 1.48 ml/g per hr | Schlesinger and Mordkoff ( 1963) | ||
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Schlesinger, K., and A.M. Mordkoff. 1963.
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