Internalization and end flux in morphogen gradient formation

Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics

Volumn 190, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 232-251

  Lander, A D ^a   Nie, Q ^a   Wan, F Y M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental biology; Endocytosis; Morphogen gradients

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEGRADATION; DIFFUSION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; UNDERPINNINGS;

DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; ENDOCYTOSIS; MORPHOGEN GRADIENTS; STEADY STATE BEHAVIOR;

CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS;

EID: 31944432710     PISSN: 03770427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cam.2004.11.054     Document Type: Conference Paper

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