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The conflict between reports in the literature, concerning the disproportion between cell concentration and metabolism of leukocytes, probably is due to observations made under different conditions. Measurements of oxygen uptake of leukocytes suspended in serum show the disproportion between cell concentration and oxygen consumption. When the oxygen consumption of unwashed leukocytes is measured in a physiologic salt solution, cell concentration and oxygen uptake at first are proportional. However, with time there is a disproportional decrease in the oxygen consumed at the different cell concentrations.
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