Membranes as possible pacemakers of metabolism

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 199, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 257-274

  Hulbert, A J ^a   Else, Paul Lewis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PHOSPHOLIPID; UNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ALLOMETRY; ARTICLE; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; BILAYER MEMBRANE; BODY MASS; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL METABOLISM; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; AVES; MAMMALIA; REPTILIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033533045     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1999.0955     Document Type: Article

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