Autopoietic self-reproducing vesicles: A simplified kinetic model

Journal of Physical Chemistry

Volumn 100, Issue 41, 1996, Pages 16600-16607

  Mavelli, Fabio ^a   Luisi, Pier L ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

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EID: 33748445504     PISSN: 00223654     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp960524e     Document Type: Article

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