Physiologic time: A hypothesis

Physics of Life Reviews

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 210-224

  West, Damien ^a   West, Bruce J ^b  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b U S ARMY RESEARCH OFFICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VOLUMES; BODY MASS; BODY SIZES; CARDIAC CYCLES; LIFESPANS; PROBABILITY DENSITIES; RESPIRATORY CYCLE;

ANTHROPOMETRY;

PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALIA;

ANIMAL; BODY SIZE; ENTROPY; HUMAN; METABOLISM; STATISTICS; TIME; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; ENTROPY; HUMANS; METABOLISM; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84878914862     PISSN: 15710645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plrev.2013.04.006     Document Type: Review

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