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The survival of the gasping mechanism of decapitated mice, like rats, is inversely related to age. Mice up to 19 days of age show 2 series of gasps, the early or aerobic series remaining quite constant throughout life, the second or anaerobic series gradually diminishing from the maximum in the newborn until it disappears completely at about 19 days of age.
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