A mathematical model for neutrophil gradient sensing and polarization

PLoS Computational Biology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 0436-0450

  Onsum, Matthew ^a   Rao, Christopher V ^b  

^a ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; POLARIZATION; PROTEINS;

BIOCHEMICAL MECHANISMS; CELL MIGRATION; CHEMOATTRACTANTS; CHEMOTAXI; EUKARYOTICS; IMMUNE RESPONSE; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3-KINASE; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS; SIMULTANEOUS FORMATION; WOUND HEALING;

CELLS;

ACTIN; CHEMOATTRACTANT; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3 KINASE; RAS PROTEIN; RHO GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; CHEMOTACTIC FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CELL MIGRATION; CHEMOTAXIS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NEUTROPHIL; POLARIZATION; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL POLARITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

EUKARYOTA;

CELL POLARITY; CHEMOTACTIC FACTORS; CHEMOTAXIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEUTROPHILS; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3-KINASES; RHO GTP-BINDING PROTEINS;

EID: 34047218649     PISSN: 1553734X     EISSN: 15537358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.0030036     Document Type: Article

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