ISSN:
1432-0770
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
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Computer Science
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Physics
Notes:
Abstract The nucleo-free erythrocyte is presented as the simplest differentiated cell whose energy-exchange has the single purpose of preserving the cell structure; this structure is based on the regular quasi-crystalline state of intracellular water, which is expressed by the negative entropy(-S W )and the temperature T W which is higher than the temperature of the extracellular water T. The information content of intracellular water, J W is proportional to the temperature difference: J W ∼ΔT=T W -T. The regular state of intracellular water is maintained by the basal metabolism that takes place in the membrane of the differentiated cell. The energy exchange, i.e., the absorption of free energy and the liberation of an equivalent amount of heat, occurs in the form of work cycles of the enzym-water-complexes in the cell membrane. The differentiated cell of the multicellular animal organism is the result of embryogenetic processes accompanied by heat-liberation. The specific heat-liberation, i.e., the heat produced by a single cell, begins with a quasi-zero value of the fertilized egg cell and grows with acceleration to a maximum value at the end of embryogenesis. This process of acceleration of heat-liberation is caused by the entrance of the water from the outer medium into the embryonic cell; the water undergoes the phasechange “fluid → crystal” with heat-liberation. The intracellular water within the embryonic cell becomes structurated; this is also accompanied by growing heatliberation. The thermodynamic characteristic of embryo genetic development is expressed by the principle of the maximum of velocity of entropy production of the cell at the end state of the process of differentiation. This principle applied to phylogenetics, leads to the formulation of the principle of accumulation of biological information: J(t). In the course of evolution living systems are able not only to store information of past generations, but also to create information: J(t)≈eIntl where t is the time of phylogenesis.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00336938
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