Biogenesis itself

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 187, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 583-593

  Gánti, Tibor ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGENESIS; BIOLOGY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; INFORMATION; LIFE; MEMBRANE BIOLOGY; METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; THEORY;

EID: 0031582716     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1996.0391     Document Type: Article

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