Oxygen and Life on Earth : An Anesthesiologist's Views on Oxygen Evolution, Discovery, Sensing, and Utilization

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 ox...

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Published inAnesthesiology (Philadelphia) Vol. 109; no. 1; pp. 7 - 13
Main Author LINDAHL, Sten G. E
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Hagerstown, MD Lippincott 2008
Subjects
Anesthesia
Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy
Anesthesiology
Animals
Atmosphere - analysis
Atmosphere - chemistry
Biological and medical sciences
Earth (Planet)
Evolution, Chemical
Humans
Life
Medical sciences
Medicin och hälsovetenskap
Oxygen - chemistry
Oxygen - isolation & purification
Oxygen - metabolism
Photochemistry
Physicians
Anesthesia
Evolution
Oxygen
Anesthesiologist
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0003-3022
1528-1175
1528-1175
DOI:10.1097/ALN.0b013e31817b5a7e