Neg-Entropy Mechanism as a Target for Natural Medicines

Tian-Le Gao; Hui-Hui Guo; Jian-Dong Jiang

doi:10.1016/j.eng.2024.05.007

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Tian-Le Gao, Hui-Hui Guo, Jian-Dong Jiang. Neg-Entropy Mechanism as a Target for Natural Medicines. Engineering, 2024, 38(7): 11‒12 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eng.2024.05.007

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