A stochastic model for the sigmoidal behaviour of cooperative biological systems

Biophysical Chemistry

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 313-323

  Abundo, M ^a   Accardi, L ^a   Finazzi Agro A ^a   Mei, G ^a   Rosato, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Computer simulation; Cooperativity; Fractal dimension; Markov chain; Sigmoidal transition; Stochastic model

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

EID: 0030065253     PISSN: 03014622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0301-4622(95)00111-5     Document Type: Article

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