Robustness and fragility of Boolean models for genetic regulatory networks

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 235, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 431-449

  Chaves, Madalena ^a   Albert, Réka ^b   Sontag, Eduardo D ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Boolean models; Gene regulatory networks; Segment polarity genes

Indexed keywords

GENETIC ANALYSIS; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC REGULATION; INFORMATION SCIENCE; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICS; SYNTHESIS; TECHNIQUE; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENES, REGULATOR; HUMANS; MODELS, GENETIC; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES;

EID: 18844380444     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2005.01.023     Document Type: Article

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