Modeling and simulation of biological systems with stochasticity

In Silico Biology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 293-309

  Meng, Tan Chee ^a   Somani, Sandeep ^a   Dhar, Pawan ^a  

^a BIOINFORMATICS INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Gene regulation; Gillespie algorithms; In silico biology; Noise; Pathway modeling; Signal transduction; Stochastic focusing; Stochastic resonance

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELLULAR PARAMETERS; COMPUTER MODEL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ALGORITHM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STOCHASTIC MODEL;

ALGORITHMS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES;

EID: 10044260032     PISSN: 13866338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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