Reliability concept as a trend in biophysics of aging

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 184, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 157-163

  Koltover, V K ^a  

^a SEMENOV INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENZYME;

AGING; ARTICLE; BIOPHYSICS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY;

EID: 0031581659     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1996.0247     Document Type: Article

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