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. 1994 Dec 20;91(26):12453–12457. doi: 10.1073/pnas.91.26.12453

Universal biological scaling and mortality.

Azbel MYa 1
PMCID: PMC45456  PMID: 7809058

Abstract

Universal scaling relations for basal metabolism, heart rate, and life-span are presented in a physically transparent form with no adjustable parameters. Their accuracy is a few percent for animals ranging from invertebrates to mammals. They suggest that natural death is related to irreparable molecular damage to specific cells or molecules.

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