Some mathematical models for concentration-response relationships

Biometrical Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 865-881

  Sauermann, Wilhelm ^a   Feuerstein, Thomas J ^b  

^a Datamap GmbH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Autoinhibition; Concentration response data; Graded response; Law of mass action; Operational model; Pharmacology; Receptor reserve

Indexed keywords

AUTOINHIBITION; CONCENTRATION-RESPONSE DATA; EQUATION BASED; GRADED RESPONSE; LAW OF MASS ACTION; OPERATIONAL MODELING; PHARMACOLOGY; RECEPTOR RESERVE; RESPONSE DATA; SIMPLE++;

EID: 0032286757     PISSN: 03233847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1521-4036(199811)40:7<865::AID-BIMJ865>3.0.CO;2-4     Document Type: Article

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