Stochastic gene expression in switching environments

Journal of Mathematical Biology

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 249-269

  Gander, Martin J ^a   Mazza, Christian ^b   Rummler, Hansklaus ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Fluctuating environment; Gene expression; Steady state

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLULAR, SUBCELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYTOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBABILITY; STATISTICS;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ALGORITHMS; CELL PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MARKOV CHAINS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHENOTYPE; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES;

EID: 34547339182     PISSN: 03036812     EISSN: 14321416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00285-007-0083-9     Document Type: Article

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