The neoplastic process and the problems with the attribution of function

Rivista di Biologia - Biology Forum

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 273-296

  Bertolaso, Marta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biological complexity; Cancer research; Function; Reductionism; Systemic perspective

Indexed keywords

EID: 74549180464     PISSN: 22822593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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