Diffusion is capable of translating anisotropic apoptosis initiation into a homogeneous execution of cell death

BMC Systems Biology

Volumn 4, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Huber, Heinrich J ^a,b   Laussmann, Maike A ^a   Prehn, Jochen H M ^a   Rehm, Markus ^a  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b Siemens Research Ireland   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METAZOA;

CYTOCHROME C; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEIN;

ANISOTROPY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; HELA CELL; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MITOCHONDRION; PHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANISOTROPY; APOPTOSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYTOCHROMES C; DIFFUSION; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; MITOCHONDRIA; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEINS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 77949503317     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17520509     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-0509-4-9     Document Type: Article

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