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Apparent time in biology

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In tracing the survival reaction of an organism, following a vital stress, we have proceeded from the breakdown of a cerebral enzyme as a function of the constraint, to its initial and spontaneous recovery. We have so observed a partial enzymatic recovery, the velocity of which being variable with respect to the constraint intensity. This velocity is expressed asdq/dt, that is, the quantity of enzymedq recovered per unit of timedt. In this paper, the basic idea is to consider the inverse parameterdt/dq, that is, the timedt needed by the organism to recover a given quantity of enzymedq. The integration of this parameter over the constraint accumulated by the stressed organism allows us to determine a timeT which appears to be variable when observed by a distant observer.

The properties of this timeT are discussed with the help of an analogical approach based on hydrodynamical and cosmological models.

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  1. C.R.S.S.A. Biophysique, BP 87, 38702, La Tronche, France

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Viret, J. Apparent time in biology. Acta Biotheor 43, 185–193 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00709443

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