Medical Hypotheses
Volume 59, Issue 3 , Pages 289-296 , September 2002

Adaptive activity of neural structures – a thermodynamic approach

  • V Lyakhov

      Affiliations

    • Technion Faculty of Medicine, Haifa, Israel
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  • A Vol

      Affiliations

    • Innovative Material Solutions, Ltd., Caesarea Industrial and Business Park, Israel
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Alexander Vol PhD, Innovative Material Solutions Ltd., Caesarea Industrial & Business Park 38900, Israel. Phone: +972-4-6230987; Fax: +972-4-6376996
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  • B Raikhlin-Eisenkraft

      Affiliations

    • Israel Poison Information Center, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel

Received 14 September 2001 ,Accepted 20 December 2001.

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Medical Hypotheses
Volume 59, Issue 3 , Pages 289-296 , September 2002