Article Published 13 January 2021
The essence of homeostasis and other properties of living organisms: stemming from thermodynamics of biological systems
Abstract
Homeostasis and its role in the functioning of living organisms as non-equilibrium thermodynamic systems have been carefully investigated. The author tends to prove that homeostasis remains as a desire of a living organism to be closer to an optimal equilibrium thermodynamic state, depending on the conditions of its functioning. Simultaneously, a few definitions are clarified, such as the principle of life activity of living organisms, a living organism, life, the purpose of life, as well as the property of loss and restoration of functions.
Keywords
- thermodynamics
- biological system
- homeostasis
- living organism
Subjects
How to cite
Dobroborski, B. S. (2021). The essence of homeostasis and other properties of living organisms: stemming from thermodynamics of biological systems. The World Scientific Review. https://worldscientificreview.net/papers/essence-of-homeostasis/
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@misc{dobroborski2021essence,
author = {Dobroborski, B. S.},
title = {{The essence of homeostasis and other properties of living organisms: stemming from thermodynamics of biological systems}},
year = {2021},
howpublished = {The World Scientific Review},
note = {9 pp.},
language = {english},
url = {https://worldscientificreview.net/papers/essence-of-homeostasis/}
}
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