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SUIT-003 O2 ce-pce D020 is designed to study coupling control and plasma membrane permeability of living cells. Respiratory capacities are tested in a sequence of coupling states: ROUTINE, LEAK respiration and Electron transfer pathway. To study LEAK respiration, the phosphorylation system is inhibited by oligomycin. The final concentration of oligomycin has to be carefully optimized for various cell types, to minimize the inhibitory effect on the electron transfer system which would lead to an underestimation of ET capacity. The viability index, VI, in the simple CCVP-ce (SUIT-003 O2 ce-pce D020) may be underestimated, if succinate uptake in the living cells proceeds throught the dicarboxylate carrier of the plasma membrane. CCVP-ce can be extended by the Complex IV module.