RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 The biology of oxygen JF European Respiratory Journal JO Eur Respir J FD European Respiratory Society SP 887 OP 890 DO 10.1183/09031936.00155407 VO 31 IS 4 A1 P. D. Wagner YR 2008 UL http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/31/4/887.abstract AB The biology of O2 is extremely complex and defies a comprehensive yet brief summary that showcases its roles across the entire animal and plant kingdom. This necessarily short introduction to the 2006 Taormina Lung Science Conference (Taormina, Italy) on hypoxia will examine key features of the biology of O2 only within mammalian cells, even that being a daunting task. SERIES “HYPOXIA: ERS LUNG SCIENCE CONFERENCE” Edited by N. Weissmann Number 1 in this Series