metabolic heat
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metabolic heat — noun : animal heat * * * Physiol. See animal heat … Useful english dictionary
Heat transfer — is a discipline of thermal engineering that concerns the exchange of thermal energy from one physical system to another. Heat transfer is classified into various mechanisms, such as heat conduction, convection, thermal radiation, and phase change … Wikipedia
Heat shock protein — Heat shock proteins (HSP) are a group of proteins whose expression is increased when the cells are exposed to elevated temperatures or other stress. This increase in expression is transcriptionally regulated. This dramatic upregulation of the… … Wikipedia
metabolic rate — n metabolism per unit time esp. as estimated by food consumption, energy released as heat, or oxygen used in metabolic processes see BASAL METABOLIC RATE … Medical dictionary
Metabolic theory of ecology — The metabolic theory of ecology (MTE) is an extension of Kleiber s law and posits that the metabolic rate of organisms is the fundamental biological rate that governs most observed patterns in ecology.[1] MTE is based on an interpretation of the… … Wikipedia
Basal metabolic rate — (BMR), and the closely related resting metabolic rate (RMR), is the amount of daily energy expended by humans and animals at rest. Rest is defined as existing in a neutrally temperate environment while in the post absorptive state. In plants,… … Wikipedia
Basal metabolic rate — A measure of the rate of metabolism. For example, someone with an overly active thyroid will have an elevated basal metabolic rate. * * * basal metabolic rate n the rate at which heat is given off by an organism at complete rest * * * an… … Medical dictionary
animal heat — noun : heat produced in the body of a living animal by functional chemical and physical activities called also body heat; compare temperature 5b * * * Physiol. heat produced in a living animal by any of various metabolic activities. [1770 80] * * … Useful english dictionary
body heat — n heat produced in the body of a living animal by metabolic and physical activity called also animal heat … Medical dictionary
animal heat — an′imal heat n. phl heat produced in a living animal by any of various metabolic activities • Etymology: 1770–80 … From formal English to slang
