Design principles for elementary gene circuits: Elements, methods, and examples

Chaos

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 142-159

  Savageau, Michael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 0035578429     PISSN: 10541500     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1349892     Document Type: Review

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