TY - JOUR TI - Phenomenological theory of ontogenesis. AU - Zotin, A A AU - Zotin, A I T2 - The International Journal of Developmental Biology AB - In accordance to Prigogine-Wiame and phenomenological theories of ontogenesis, a continuous decreasing of specific entropy production measured by the intensity of heat production or respiration takes place during development, growth and aging. There are periods in the life of organisms when reverse processes occur: (initial stages of oogenesis, regeneration and malignant growth). The phenomenological theory of ontogenesis demonstrates that physical bases of individual development are characterized by two thermodynamic principles: minimum energy dissipation and fastest descent. PY - 1997 VL - 41 IS - 6 SP - 917 EP - 921 J2 - Int. J. Dev. Biol. LA - en SN - 0214-6282 SN - 1696-3547 UR - https://ijdb.ehu.eus/article/9449468 Y2 - 2024/11/25/09:55:50 ER -