Quantitative stem cell biology: Computational studies in the hematopoietic system

Current Opinion in Hematology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 222-228

  Roeder, Ingo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Computational methods; Hematopoietic stem cells; Mathematical model; Regulatory network; Simulation

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA 1;

ALGORITHM; ANALYTIC METHOD; BIOINFORMATICS; BONE MARROW CELL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL POPULATION; COMPUTER MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOWN REGULATION; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TELOMERE;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEMATOPOIESIS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 33747886784     PISSN: 10656251     EISSN: 15317048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.moh.0000231418.08031.48     Document Type: Review

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