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- Title
Problems of Organic Growth.
- Authors
MAYER, J.
- Abstract
IN a recent article1, Von Bertalanffy developed a complete theory relating growth to metabolism, sex, etc. The basic formula 'which contains no hypothetical elements' on which the theory rests is given as with the explanation 'In words: the change in body weight y is given by the difference between synthesis and destruction of building materials; according to general physiological experience, these processes will be proportional to some powers, n, m, respectively, of the body weight; η and x. are constants of anabolism and catabolism'.
- Publication
Nature, 1949, Vol 164, Issue 4158, p65
- ISSN
0028-0836
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/164065b0