BODY SIZE AND METABOLIC RATE

ArticlesBODY SIZE AND METABOLIC RATEMax KleiberMax KleiberPublished Online:01 Oct 1947https://doi.org/10.1152/physrev.1947.27.4.511MoreSectionsPDF (5 MB)Download PDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesGet permissionsTrack citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInWeChat Back to Top Next Download PDF FiguresReferencesRelatedInformation CollectionsAPS Cross-Journal Collections125th Anniversary Collection Cited ByHuman temperature regulation under heat stress in health, disease, and injuryMatthew N. Cramer, Daniel Gagnon, Orlando Laitano, and Craig G. Crandall19 August 2022 | Physiological Reviews, Vol. 102, No. 4Blueberry proanthocyanidins and anthocyanins improve metabolic health through a gut microbiota-dependent mechanism in diet-induced obese miceArianne Morissette, Camille Kropp, Jean-Philippe Songpadith, Rafael Junges Moreira, Janice Costa, Roger Mariné-Casadó, Geneviève Pilon, Thibault V. 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