Entropy and the Lymphatic System, a New Model with Therapeutic Potential

A descriptor of life is a phase transition between order and chaos. Entropy is the physical property of this transition determining lifespan. Rules of maintaining entropy and a model of health and disease are presented simplifying scientific methods. Entropy is a term that is poorly understood by physicists and unfamiliar to biologists. Entropy, in a biological context, can be seen as a measure of systemic disorder, with health representing a state of maintained low entropy. The mechanism of maintaining order is the subject of this paper with emphasis on the organ of negative entropy – the lymphatic system.

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Global Journal of Medical Research
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2025-05-02
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https://doi.org/10.34257/gjmrbvol25is1pg27
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1
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Lymphatic System and Diseases
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Entropy and the Lymphatic System, a New Model with Therapeutic Potential

Philip D. Houck
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Global Journal of Medical Research
Lymphatic System and Diseases
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Entropy and the Lymphatic System, a New Model with Therapeutic Potential

Philip D. Houck
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Abstract

A descriptor of life is a phase transition between order and chaos. Entropy is the physical property of this transition determining lifespan. Rules of maintaining entropy and a model of health and disease are presented simplifying scientific methods. Entropy is a term that is poorly understood by physicists and unfamiliar to biologists. Entropy, in a biological context, can be seen as a measure of systemic disorder, with health representing a state of maintained low entropy. The mechanism of maintaining order is the subject of this paper with emphasis on the organ of negative entropy – the lymphatic system.

Global Journal of Medical Research
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple (US), Baylor Scott & White Health (US)
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Lymphatic System and Diseases
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