A model for switch-like phenomena in biological systems

Biophysical Chemistry

Volumn 94, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 1-9

  Testorf, Martin F ^a   Karlsson, Annika M ^a   Svensson, Samuel P S ^a   Ake Oberg P ^a   Lundström, Ingemar ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Agonist and antagonist; Dose response curves; Enzymatic activity; Large Hill coefficients; Protein clusters; Substrate and inhibitor

Indexed keywords

ENZYME; RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; ATOM; CATALYSIS; CELL MEMBRANE; DESORPTION; DOSE RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION;

CATALYSIS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0035846719     PISSN: 03014622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-4622(01)00231-9     Document Type: Article

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