Chapter 23 Stochastic Modeling Methods in Cell Biology

Methods in Cell Biology

Volumn 89, Issue , 2008, Pages 601-621

  Sun, Sean X ^a   Lan, Ganhui ^a   Atilgan, Erdinc ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOLECULAR MOTOR;

ALGORITHM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYTOSKELETON; METABOLISM; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STATISTICS;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYTOSKELETON; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, GENETIC; MOLECULAR MOTOR PROTEINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES;

EID: 57949114699     PISSN: 0091679X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-679X(08)00623-7     Document Type: Review

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