New approximations to the malthusian parameter

Biometrics

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1216-1223

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asymmetric cell division; Cell cycle; Cell reproduction; Cumulant generating function; Empirical transform; Exponential growth; Generation time; Renewal theory; Shifted gamma distribution; Variation in generation time; Yeast cells

Indexed keywords

CELL PROLIFERATION;

ASYMMETRIC CELL DIVISION; ASYMMETRIC-CELLS; CELL CYCLE; CELL DIVISIONS; CELL REPRODUCTION; CUMULANT GENERATING FUNCTIONS; EMPIRICAL TRANSFORMS; EXPONENTIAL GROWTH; GAMMA DISTRIBUTION; GENERATION TIME; RENEWAL THEORY; SHIFTED GAMMA DISTRIBUTION; VARIATION IN GENERATION TIME; YEAST CELL;

YEAST;

MALTHUSIAN THEORY; YEAST;

ACCURACY; AGING; ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; CELL RENEWAL; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; MATHEMATICAL PARAMETERS; MEASUREMENT ERROR; NONHUMAN; POPULATION SIZE; YEAST; YEAST CELL;

EID: 33845493729     PISSN: 0006341X     EISSN: 15410420     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-0420.2006.00564.x     Document Type: Article

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