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Health and Human Physiological Sciences

Resting measurements lab

Human Nutrition and Metabolism

The Human Nutrition and Metabolism laboratory at 91°µÍø supports student and faculty research aimed at analyzing aspect of resting physiological variables such as metabolism, heart rate, and oxygen consumption.  91°µÍø faculty and students utilize the following laboratory technologies in their research:

Metabolic Cart
Used to quantify oxygen consumption and, thus, energy expenditure in subjects

Venous Occlusive Plethysmographer
Used to measure blood flow in upper and lower limbs

Analox GM7 Micro-Stat
Used to identify and analyze up to thirty different analytes in whole blood and plasma.