PHYSIOME

The physiome is the quantitative and integrated description of the functional behavior of the physiological state of an individual or species. The physiome describes the physiological dynamics of the normal intact organism and is built upon information and structure (genome, proteome, and morphome). The term comes from "physio-" (life) and "-ome" (as a whole). In its broadest sense, the physiome should define relationships from genome to organism and from functional behavior to gene regulation. In context of the Physiome Project, it includes integrated models of components of organisms, such as particular organs or cell systems, biochemical, or endocrine systems... The Physiome Commission of the International Union of Physiological Sciences, IUPS, provides leadership to the Physiome Project through its satellite and central meetings and through the University of Auckland's IUPS Physiome Website.