Ultradian rhythms as the dynamic signature of life

Ultradian Rhythms from Molecules to Mind: A New Vision of Life

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 249-260

  Yates, F E ^a,b   Yates, L B ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b John Douglas French Alzheimer's Foundation   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Action cycles and the thermodynamic marginal stability of open systems; biospectroscopy; contrast between ultradian and circadian rhythms; dynamics and the origin of life; homeostasis and homeodynamics

Indexed keywords

EID: 41649104843     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-8352-5_11     Document Type: Chapter

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