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... growth is of utmost complexity ; and secondly , that there is a large number of formulae on the market which claim satisfactorily to represent observed growth data and curves . The general procedure was that some more or less complex ...
... growth is of utmost complexity ; and secondly , that there is a large number of formulae on the market which claim satisfactorily to represent observed growth data and curves . The general procedure was that some more or less complex ...
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... curves of growth . Let us refer to them as ' growth types ' . These are summarized in Table 7.4 ; corresponding graphs , showing the differences in metabolic behaviour and concomitant differences of growth curves , are presented in ...
... curves of growth . Let us refer to them as ' growth types ' . These are summarized in Table 7.4 ; corresponding graphs , showing the differences in metabolic behaviour and concomitant differences of growth curves , are presented in ...
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... growth curves catabolic rates of 0.045 / day for the rat , and 1.165 g protein / kg body wt / day for man were calculated ( von Bertalanffy , 1938 ) . De- Table 7.4 Metabolic types and growth types . w , 1 : Weight , length at time t ...
... growth curves catabolic rates of 0.045 / day for the rat , and 1.165 g protein / kg body wt / day for man were calculated ( von Bertalanffy , 1938 ) . De- Table 7.4 Metabolic types and growth types . w , 1 : Weight , length at time t ...
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Introduction | 1 |
The Meaning of General System Theory | 29 |
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