Shapes and self-movement in protocell systems

Artificial Life

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 59-70

  Suzuki, Keisuke ^a   Ikegami, Takashi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autopoiesis; Chemotaxis; Self boundary; Sensory motor coupling; Shapes

Indexed keywords

AUTO-POIESIS; CHEMOTAXIS; SELF-BOUNDARY; SENSORY MOTORS; SHAPES;

BIOCHEMISTRY;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL MOTION; CELL SHAPE; COMPUTER SIMULATION;

CELL MEMBRANE; CELL MOVEMENT; CELL SHAPE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 63549146323     PISSN: 10645462     EISSN: 15309185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/artl.2009.15.1.15104     Document Type: Article

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