Physiology, physiomics, and biophysics: A matter of words

Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 100, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 4-17

  Welch, G Rickey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

Epistemology; Etymology; Physics; Physiology; Physiome; Systems biology

Indexed keywords

BIOPHYSICS; HUMAN; NOMENCLATURE; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY;

BIOPHYSICS; HUMANS; PHYSIOLOGY; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 71549170225     PISSN: 00796107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2009.08.001     Document Type: Review

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