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... cell , the behavior of a metabolizing droplet into which substances diffuse from outside , in which they undergo ... cell division , etc. Osterhout ( 1932–33 ) applied , and quantitatively elaborated , the open - system consideration to ...
... cell , the behavior of a metabolizing droplet into which substances diffuse from outside , in which they undergo ... cell division , etc. Osterhout ( 1932–33 ) applied , and quantitatively elaborated , the open - system consideration to ...
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... cell sap ) . An accumulation of penetrating sub- stances takes place within this cell , explained by salt formation of the penetrating substance . The result is not an equilibrium but a steady state , in which the composition of the cell ...
... cell sap ) . An accumulation of penetrating sub- stances takes place within this cell , explained by salt formation of the penetrating substance . The result is not an equilibrium but a steady state , in which the composition of the cell ...
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... cells , the cell in the exchange of cell structures , these in the exchange of composing chemical com- pounds , etc. As a general rule , turnover rates are the faster the smaller the components envisaged ( Tables 6.1-3 ) . This is a ...
... cells , the cell in the exchange of cell structures , these in the exchange of composing chemical com- pounds , etc. As a general rule , turnover rates are the faster the smaller the components envisaged ( Tables 6.1-3 ) . This is a ...
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