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Protoplasmic Viscosity as determined by a Temperature Coefficient of Biological Reactions

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IN a previous note 1 I have shown that the majority of biological processes depend on temperature according to the formula:

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BLEHRÁDEK, J. Protoplasmic Viscosity as determined by a Temperature Coefficient of Biological Reactions. Nature 118, 478–480 (1926). https://doi.org/10.1038/118478b0

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