Modelling bistable genetic regulatory circuits under variable volume framework

Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Quarterly

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 417-434

  Maria, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY POLITEHNICA OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

Author keywords

Bistable switch; Dynamic models; Genetic regulatory circuits; Variable volume

Indexed keywords

CYTOLOGY; DYNAMIC MODELS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); REACTION INTERMEDIATES; TIMING CIRCUITS;

BISTABLE SWITCHES; ENVIRONMENTAL FIELDS; GENETIC REGULATORY CIRCUITS; MODELLING FRAMEWORK; MULTIPLE STEADY STATE; REVERSIBLE REACTION; STABLE OSCILLATIONS; VARIABLE VOLUME;

GENE EXPRESSION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 46949086348     PISSN: 03529568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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