A Process Model of Rho GTP-binding Proteins in the Context of Phagocytosis

Electronic Notes in Theoretical Computer Science

Volumn 194, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 87-102

  Cardelli, Luca ^a   Gardner, Philippa ^b   Kahramanoǧullari, Ozan ^b  

^a MICROSOFT RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

GTP binding proteins; phagocytosis; process modeling; stochastic calculus

Indexed keywords

CELL MEMBRANES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROCESS DESIGN;

BINDING PROTEINS; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PROCESS MODELING;

PROTEINS;

EID: 38649117892     PISSN: 15710661     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.entcs.2007.12.007     Document Type: Article

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