The living cell: a complex autodynamic multi-oscillator system?
Life cannot be simply defined in biochemical terms but it is associated with autodynamic behaviour. This fact implies that all aspects of cell biology should be viewed in terms of the resultant temporal features. Theoretical arguments indicate that the dynamic state can be explained only by the existence of periodicity. In accordance with this view, experimental evidence indicates the existence of multiple oscillators and at least some are highly complex, implying that failure to understand aspects of cell biology can stem from inadequate concepts.
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D000818:Animals; D001669:Biochemical Phenomena; D001683:Biological Clocks; D001686:Biological Phenomena; D002468:Cell Physiological Phenomena; D005453:Fluorescence; D004915:Leukemia, Erythroblastic, Acute; D051379:Mice; D010507:Periodicity; D011506:Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction; D013057:Spectrum Analysis; D013997:Time Factors; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
D011506:Proteins