Stochastic simulation of signal transduction: Impact of the cellular architecture on diffusion

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 96, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 5122-5129

  Klann, Michael T ^a   Lapin, Alexei ^a   Reuss, Matthias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL MOTILITY; CYTOARCHITECTURE; CYTOSKELETON; DIFFUSION; EXPERIMENT; IN VITRO SELECTION; IN VIVO STUDY; MACROMOLECULE; METHODOLOGY; REACTION ANALYSIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SIMULATION; STOCHASTIC MODEL;

EID: 68949103682     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2009.03.049     Document Type: Article

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