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... consequently a greater diversity in character and function between the different organs , the mutual dependence of their actions upon one another is much greater , and the loss of a single part is much more likely to endanger the ...
... consequently a greater diversity in character and function between the different organs , the mutual dependence of their actions upon one another is much greater , and the loss of a single part is much more likely to endanger the ...
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... consequently that Life is shortened by an increased or abnormal activity ; whilst it may often . be prolonged by influences which diminish that activity . Thus , we shall hereafter find reason to believe , that the duration of life in ...
... consequently that Life is shortened by an increased or abnormal activity ; whilst it may often . be prolonged by influences which diminish that activity . Thus , we shall hereafter find reason to believe , that the duration of life in ...
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... a seed be exposed to air and moisture , but the temperature be not high enough to occasion its germination , it will gradually undergo decay , and will consequently lose its vitality . The animal tissues OF VITAL ACTIONS IN GENERAL . 41.
... a seed be exposed to air and moisture , but the temperature be not high enough to occasion its germination , it will gradually undergo decay , and will consequently lose its vitality . The animal tissues OF VITAL ACTIONS IN GENERAL . 41.
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William Benjamin Carpenter. and will consequently lose its vitality . The animal tissues are more liable , as already mentioned , to spontaneous decomposition ; and the only instances in which they can retain their vitality for a ...
William Benjamin Carpenter. and will consequently lose its vitality . The animal tissues are more liable , as already mentioned , to spontaneous decomposition ; and the only instances in which they can retain their vitality for a ...
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... consequently occasioning a speedy loss of the vital properties , -save in those cases in which they may be preserved in a dormant condition , and which are exceptions to the general rule , that the death or departure of the vital ...
... consequently occasioning a speedy loss of the vital properties , -save in those cases in which they may be preserved in a dormant condition , and which are exceptions to the general rule , that the death or departure of the vital ...
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