Quantum metabolism explains the allometric scaling of metabolic rates

Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Volumn 7, Issue 44, 2010, Pages 507-514

  Demetrius, Lloyd ^a,b   Tuszynski, J A ^c,d  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MOLECULAR GENETICS   (Germany)

^c CROSS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Allometric scaling; Chemi osmotic theory; Debye model; Metabolic rate; Quantum metabolism

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; OSMOSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; REDOX REACTIONS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

ALLOMETRIC SCALING; ALLOMETRICS; BODY SIZES; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS; DEBYE MODEL; DEBYE MODELS; DIMENSIONAL SPACES; GENERAL MODEL; IN-CELL; LIVING SYSTEMS; MEAN CYCLE TIME; METABOLIC FUNCTION; METABOLIC RATES; OSCILLATOR NETWORKS; QUANTUM REGIMES; SCALING RULES; SPECIFIC PARAMETER VALUES; THERMAL PROPERTIES; TRANSDUCING;

METABOLISM;

ALLOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; ENERGY; METABOLIC RATE; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; QUANTUM METABOLISM;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 76049129379     PISSN: 17425689     EISSN: 17425662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2009.0310     Document Type: Article

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