Kinetic models for autopoietic chemical systems: The role of fluctuations in a homeostatic regime

Physical Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Mavelli, Fabio ^a   Stano, Pasquale ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b 'Enrico Fermi' Study and Research Centre   (Italy)

^c ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIPOSOME; OLEIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HOMEOSTASIS; KINETICS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; STATISTICS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HOMEOSTASIS; KINETICS; LIPOSOMES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; OLEIC ACIDS; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES;

EID: 77949843031     PISSN: 14783967     EISSN: 14783975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1478-3975/7/1/016010     Document Type: Article

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