Krebs-Henseleit solution

noun

A solution used to study arteries ex vivo and during isolated muscle testing of mammalian skeletal muscles.

Meanings

nounKrebs-Henseleit solution (countable and uncountable, plural Krebs-Henseleit solutions)

plural Krebs-Henseleit solutions

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryA solution used to study arteries ex vivo and during isolated muscle testing of mammalian skeletal muscles.

Origin

Named after German biochemists Hans Krebs and Kurt Henseleit.

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