Stability in a mathematical model of neurite elongation

Mathematical Medicine and Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 101-117

  McLean, Douglas R ^a   Graham, Bruce P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Linear instability; Moving boundary problem; Neurite elongation; Non linear stability; Tubulin

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOTIC ANALYSIS; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; STABILITY;

CONDITION; GROWTH REGIME; LINEAR INSTABILITIES; MOVING BOUNDARY PROBLEMS; NEURITE ELONGATION; NEURITE GROWTH; NEURITES; NON-LINEAR STABILITIES; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATION MODELS; TUBULIN;

ELONGATION;

TUBULIN;

ALGORITHM; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONSTANTS AND COEFFICIENTS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; HALF LIFE TIME; LINEAR SYSTEM; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MICROTUBULE ASSEMBLY; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; OSCILLATION; STEADY STATE; TIME;

EID: 33745728847     PISSN: 14778599     EISSN: 14778602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/imammb/dql010     Document Type: Article

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