A hybrid agent-based approach for modeling microbiological systems

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 255, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 163-175

  Guo, Zaiyi ^a   Sloot, Peter M A ^b   Tay, Joc Cing ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chemotaxis; Multi layered simulation models; Receptor kinetics; Under agarose assay

Indexed keywords

CELL RECEPTOR; CYTOKINE;

ASSAY; CHEMOTAXIS; CYTOLOGY; EQUATION; HYBRID; HYBRIDIZATION; MODELING;

ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL INTERACTION; CELL MIGRATION; CHEMOTAXIS; CYTOKINE RELEASE; HYBRIDIZATION; INTERNALIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING;

ANIMALS; CELL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CHEMOTAXIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, CHEMICAL; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY;

EID: 54249142981     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2008.08.008     Document Type: Article

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