Systems Biology: A Switch for Sex

Current Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2007, Pages

  Andrews, Steven S ^a   Arkin, Adam P ^a,b  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b University of California at Berkeley   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHEROMONE;

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DRUG EFFECT; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SHORT SURVEY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY;

FEEDBACK, BIOCHEMICAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHEROMONES; REPRODUCTION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY;

EID: 34249722150     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2007.03.060     Document Type: Short Survey

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