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Kinetics of cellular processes

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Allgemeine Physiologie der Pflanzenzelle / General Physiology of the Plant Cell

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Kinetics is the science of energy transfer. It must, therefore, involve all physical chemistry, thermodynamics, electrokinetics, and physiology. Whatever form the activities of a cell may take, whether respiration, osmosis, the transmission of a stimulus, or the streaming of protoplasm, if work is done, this is kinetics, or dynamics, which is that branch of mechanics involving motion. Energetics is a newer term for kinetics; it has the advantage of laying emphasis on energy which is the essential quality of kinetics.

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Seifriz, W. (1956). Kinetics of cellular processes. In: Bahr, G.F., et al. Allgemeine Physiologie der Pflanzenzelle / General Physiology of the Plant Cell. Handbuch der Pflanzenphysiologie / Encyclopedia of Plant Physiology, vol 2. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-94676-9_2

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