Modeling gene regulatory networks for cell fate specification

Statistical Mechanics of Cellular Systems and Processes

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 121-154

  Warmflash, Aryeh ^a   Dinner, Aaron R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 77951672776     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511576768.006     Document Type: Chapter

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