Goss R J
Division of Biology and Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912.
Gerontology. 1994;40(2-4):65-9. doi: 10.1159/000213579.
Homeotherms exhibit programmed ageing correlated with their determinate mode of growth and the natural attrition of irreplaceable functional units in vitally essential organs. Poikilotherms are potentially capable of indefinite growth, can supplement their populations of functional units, and may therefore not be subject to the inherent depreciations of ageing. Comparative studies may enable us to determine which group is the exception to nature's rule.
恒温动物表现出与它们有限的生长模式以及至关重要的器官中不可替代的功能单位的自然损耗相关的程序性衰老。变温动物具有无限生长的潜力，可以补充其功能单位的数量，因此可能不会受到衰老所固有的损耗。比较研究可能使我们能够确定哪一组是自然规律的例外。
