Living in a physical world VII. Gravity and life on the ground

Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 201-214

  Vogel, Steven ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAVITY;

BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD VOLUME; BODY MASS; GRAVITY; HEART OUTPUT; HUMAN; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; LIFE EVENT; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PLANT HEIGHT; REVIEW;

EID: 33747855804     PISSN: 02505991     EISSN: 02505991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02703912     Document Type: Review

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