Organ Weights in Primates and Other Mammals

In mammals the weight of the heart, kidney, lungs, and other organs can be related to total body weight through power laws (allometry). Weights of primate organs are analyzed by this technique. Allometric coefficients and size-independent organ-weight or body-form ratios may be used to compare prima...

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Published in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1965-11, Vol.150 (3699), p.1039-1042
Main Author: Stahl, Walter R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Body weight
Human organs
Kidneys
Lungs
Mammals
Mass
Organ Size
Organ weight
Physiology, Comparative
Primates
Spleen
Standard error
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Summary:In mammals the weight of the heart, kidney, lungs, and other organs can be related to total body weight through power laws (allometry). Weights of primate organs are analyzed by this technique. Allometric coefficients and size-independent organ-weight or body-form ratios may be used to compare primates, including humans, and other mammals.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.150.3699.1039