Synchronization phenomena in surface-reaction models of protocells

Artificial Life

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 123-138

  Serra, Roberto ^a,b   Carletti, Timoteo ^b,c   Poli, Irene ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAMUR   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Dynamical model; Protocell; Self replication; Synchronization

Indexed keywords

CELLS; DYNAMIC MODELS; MICELLES; MOLECULES; MONOMERS; SYNCHRONIZATION;

PROTOCELLS; SELF-REPLICATING MOLECULES; SURFACE-REACTION MODEL;

GENETIC ENGINEERING;

LIPID; LIPOSOME;

ARTICLE; BIOGENESIS; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL; CELL DIVISION; KINETICS; MICELLE;

BIOGENESIS; CELL DIVISION; CELLS; KINETICS; LIPIDS; LIPOSOMES; MICELLES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 33947240912     PISSN: 10645462     EISSN: 15309185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/artl.2007.13.2.123     Document Type: Article

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