| Value |
1.057
log(pW/cell)/log(μm^2)
Range: ±0.12 log(pW/cell)/log(μm^2)
|
| Organism |
Protists |
| Reference |
Johnson MD, Völker J, Moeller HV, Laws E, Breslauer KJ, Falkowski PG. Universal constant for heat production in protists. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009 Apr 21 106(16):6696-9 p.6697 right column 2nd paragraphPubMed ID19346469
|
| Method |
Using high-precision microcalorimetry in a differential scanning
mode, researchers measured direct heat production at a constant temperature,
against a background signal of culture medium, from
five phyla (three kingdoms) of eukaryotic protists spanning more
than 5 orders of magnitude in carbon biomass, and representing
a large range of cell densities, sizes, and total cell carbon (Table
1). |
| Comments |
The slope of log cellular heat production versus log SA
is approximately isometric (Fig. 2), with a value of 1.057±0.12
(95% CI). |
| Entered by |
Uri M |
| ID |
107958 |