Conditions Quote by Claude Bernard

“All the vital mechanisms, varied as they are, have only one object, that of preserving constant the conditions of life in the internal environment.” quote by Claude Bernard — Download Open image

“All the vital mechanisms, varied as they are, have only one object, that of preserving constant the conditions of life in the internal environment.”

Claude Bernard

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