On the dangers of adjusting the parameter values of mechanism-based mathematical models

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 183, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 417-427

  Hopkins, Joy C ^a   Leipold, Robert J ^a  

^a DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING;

ENZYME;

ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENZYMES; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING;

EID: 0030597372     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1996.0232     Document Type: Article

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