Periodic solutions of piecewise affine gene network models with non uniform decay rates: The case of a negative feedback loop

Acta Biotheoretica

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 429-455

  Farcot, Etienne ^a   Gouzé, Jean Luc ^b  

^a INRIA   (France)

^b INRIA   (France)

Author keywords

Monotone, concave maps; Negative feedback loop systems; Periodic trajectories; Piecewise linear dynamical systems

Indexed keywords

FEEDBACK MECHANISM; GENE; GENETICS; GEOMETRY; MAP;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; STATISTICAL MODEL;

FEEDBACK; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; LINEAR MODELS; MODELS, GENETIC;

EID: 77949885161     PISSN: 00015342     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10441-009-9086-9     Document Type: Article

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