Cell Types as Natural Kinds

Biological Theory

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 170-179

  Slater, Matthew H ^a  

^a BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell types; Homeostatic property cluster kinds; Natural kinds; Stable property cluster kinds

Indexed keywords

EID: 84983638792     PISSN: 15555542     EISSN: 15555550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13752-012-0084-9     Document Type: Article

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