title: Universal biological scaling and mortality.
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.
authors: Raymond and Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, School of Physics and Astronomy, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Israel.
authors: Azbel MYa
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight; D008136:Longevity; D008660:Metabolism; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D010101:Oxygen Consumption