Emergent phenomena and the secrets of life

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 104, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1844-1846

  Macklem, Peter T ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY TRANSFER; ENTROPY; LIFE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMICS; ADAPTATION; AMOEBA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPREHENSION; ENERGY METABOLISM; EVOLUTION; GENETIC SELECTION; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MYXOMYCETES; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES EXTINCTION; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AMOEBA; ANIMALS; COMPREHENSION; ENERGY METABOLISM; EVOLUTION; EXTINCTION, BIOLOGICAL; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MYXOMYCETES; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; SELECTION (GENETICS); SYSTEMS BIOLOGY; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 49649106281     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00942.2007     Document Type: Review

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