Mathematical modeling of the lambda switch: A fuzzy logic approach

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 260, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 475-489

  Laschov, Dmitriy ^a   Margaliot, Michael ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Bifurcation; Epigenetic switch; Fuzzy logic; Gene regulation; Lambda phage; Linguistic modeling

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOPHAGE; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; GENE EXPRESSION; MODELING; NUMERICAL MODEL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; EPIGENETICS; FUZZY LOGIC; GENE CONTROL; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SIMULATION;

ANIMALS; BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FUZZY LOGIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, VIRAL; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; MODELS, GENETIC;

EID: 70049110806     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2009.06.024     Document Type: Article

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