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allometry [ə′läm·ə·trē] (biology) The quantitative relation between a part and the whole or another part as the organism increases in size. Also known as heterauxesis; heterogony. The quantitative relation between the size of a part and the whole or another part, in a series of related organisms that differ in size. (mathematics) A relation between two variablesxandythat can be written in the formy=axn, whereaandnare constants. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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It is known that most physiological functions vary allometrically
with body mass, (10) and allometric modeling has attracted renewed
attention in the arena of exercise science. Using a linear allometric extrapolation, an oral dose of
approximately 300 mg/kg DEHP would be required to produce a blood level
of 450 ppb. 3])
(a) From Jones and Longworth (1992)-calculated allometric equation:
mammalian alveolar pulmonary surface area in [m. |
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