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A novel model for allometric scaling laws for different organs

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  • He, Ji-Huan
  • Huang, Zhende

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The power function of metabolic rate scaling for an organ is established as Borgan∼Torgan(D+N/6)/(D+1), where Borgan is the metabolic rate of the organ, Torgan is its mass, D is its fractal dimension of the total cell boundary, and N is its cell’s degree of freedom of motion. This prediction agrees quite well with the experimental data for the brain, liver, heart, and kidneys, and it explains very well the reason why the maximal metabolic rate induced by exercise scales with M0.86 rather then M0.75.

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  • He, Ji-Huan & Huang, Zhende, 2006. "A novel model for allometric scaling laws for different organs," Chaos, Solitons & Fractals, Elsevier, vol. 27(4), pages 1108-1114.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:chsofr:v:27:y:2006:i:4:p:1108-1114
    DOI: 10.1016/j.chaos.2005.04.082
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    10. He, Ji-Huan, 2006. "Cell size and cell number as links between noncoding DNA and metabolic rate scaling," Chaos, Solitons & Fractals, Elsevier, vol. 28(4), pages 1026-1028.
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