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“The stability of the internal medium is a primary condition for the freedom and independence of certain living bodies in relation to the environment surrounding them.”

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Claude Bernard was a French physiologist born on July 12, 1813, and died on February 10, 1878. He made significant contributions to the field of physiology, particularly in the study of the digestive system and the nervous system. more

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