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The stability of the internal medium is a primary condition for the freedom and independence of certain living bodies in relation to the environment surrounding them.
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Leçons sur les Phénom?nes de la Vie Communs aux Animaux et aux Végétaux (1878-1879)

 

Claude Bernard

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