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Alberty, Robert A.
Thermodynamics of biochemical reactions / Robert A. Alberty.
p. em.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-471-22851-6 (cloth : acid-free paper)
1. Thermodynamics. 2. Physical biochemistry. 3. Bioenergetics. I.
Title.
QP517.T48 A42 2003
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