Estimating the number of prions in yeast cells

Mathematical Medicine and Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 369-395

  Cole, D J ^a   Morgan, B J T ^a   Ridout, M S ^a   Byrne, L J ^a   Tuite, M F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Binomial distribution; Cell lifetime distributions; Curing curves; Gamma distribution; Multitype branching process; Yeast prions

Indexed keywords

CELL PROLIFERATION; MAMMALS; PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; PRASEODYMIUM COMPOUNDS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; PROTEINS;

BINOMIAL DISTRIBUTION; CELL DIVISIONS; CELL LIFETIME DISTRIBUTION; CURING CURVE; GAMMA DISTRIBUTION; LIFE-TIME DISTRIBUTION; MULTITYPE BRANCHING PROCESS; PRION PROTEIN; YEAST CELL; YEAST PRIONS;

CURING;

GUANIDINE; PRION PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIVISION; CELL GROWTH; CELL PROLIFERATION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; YEAST CELL;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 11044234989     PISSN: 14778599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/imammb/21.4.369     Document Type: Article

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