basal metabolic rate
31basalmetabolism — basal metabolism n. Abbr. BM The minimum amount of energy required to maintain vital functions in an organism at complete rest, measured by the basal metabolic rate in a fasting individual who is awake and resting in a comfortably warm… …
32BMR — Basal metabolic rate (Tasa de metabolismo basal) …
33МЕТАБОЛИЗМ БАЗАЛЬНЫЙ, ОБМЕН ОСНОВНОЙ — (basal metabolism) минимальное количество энергии, расходуемое человеческим организмом для поддержания собственной жизни в покос (эта энергия тратится на дыхание, кровообращение и переваривание пищи). Определяется количеством тепла, приходящимся… …
34Kleiber's law — Kleiber s law, named after Max Kleiber s biological work in the early 1930s, is the observation that, for the vast majority of animals, an animal s metabolic rate scales to the 3/4 power of the animal s mass. Symbolically: if q 0 is the animal s… …
35Life Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Zoology In 2008 several zoological studies provided new insights into how species life history traits (such as the timing of reproduction or the length of life of adult individuals) are derived in part as responses to… …
36drug — drug1 /drug/, n., v., drugged, drugging. n. 1. Pharm. a chemical substance used in the treatment, cure, prevention, or diagnosis of disease or used to otherwise enhance physical or mental well being. 2. (in federal law) a. any substance… …
37Drug — /droog/, n. Zoroastrianism. the cosmic principle of disorder and falsehood. Cf. Asha. [ < Avestan drauga] * * * I Any chemical agent that affects the function of living things. Some, including antibiotics, stimulants, tranquilizers,… …
38Respirometry — is a general term that encompass a number of techniques for obtaining estimates of the rates of metabolism of vertebrates, invertebrates, plants, tissues, cells, or microorganisms via an indirect measure of heat production (calorimetry). Whole… …
39aging — ag·ing (āʹjĭng) n. 1. The process of growing old or maturing. 2. An artificial process for imparting the characteristics and properties of age. * * * Gradual change in an organism that leads to increased risk of weakness, disease, and death. It… …
40BMR — noun the rate at which heat is produced by an individual in a resting state • Syn: ↑basal metabolic rate • Hypernyms: ↑metabolic rate * * * abbreviation basal metabolic rate * * * basal metabolic rate. * * * BMR (no periods) or B.M.R …
