Mathematical descriptions of biochemical networks: Stability, stochasticity, evolution

Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 400-409

  Rosenfeld, Simon ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biochemical networks; Burstiness; Dynamic stability; S Systems; Stochasticity; Systems biology

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EVOLUTION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; REVIEW; STATISTICS; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY; TUMOR MICROENVIRONMENT;

BIOCHEMICAL PHENOMENA; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CELLULAR MICROENVIRONMENT; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY;

EID: 80051634248     PISSN: 00796107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2011.03.003     Document Type: Review

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