An invariant number of the respiratory system of mammals: Newborn and adult

Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 327-331

  Günther, Bruno ^a,b   Morgado, Enrique ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Allometry, comparative, mammalian development; Body mass, Stahl's residual mass exponent; Development, mammals; Scaling, allometric

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLOMETRY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPIRICISM; HUMAN; MAMMAL; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SPECIES COMPARISON; THEORY;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; MAMMALS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGY; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

EID: 0036328653     PISSN: 15699048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0034-5687(02)00009-9     Document Type: Article

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