Kazan medical journalKazan medical journal0368-48142587-9359Eco-Vector7645910.17816/kazmj76459Research ArticleOn the goals of functional diagnostics in general and in relation to gastric cells in particularZimnitskyS. S.info@eco-vector.com150319242032322452307202123072021Copyright © 2021, Zimnitsky S.S.2021<p>If you take the point of view held by my unforgettable teacher, prof. Tarkhanov, that life is the explosive decomposition of the protoplasm of the organism in response to stimuli, and its decomposition is a kind of definite and suitable reflex to a corresponding and suitable stimulus, then it must be admitted that the stimulus must be specific, for it is not always a response to stimulation that a reaction is obtained.</p>Kazan Medical archiveКазанский медицинский архив