Homeostasis and Heterostasis: from Invariant to Dimensionless Numbers

In the present paper we have examined the applicability of dimensionless and invariant numbers (DN & IN) to the analysis of the cardiovascular system of mammals, whose functions were measured at standard metabolic conditions. The calculated IN did not change when we compared these figures with t...

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Main Authors: BRUNO GÜNTHER, ENRIQUE MORGADO, RAÚL F JIMÉNEZ
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2003-01-01
Series:Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-97602003000200011