Coding design of positional information for robust morphogenesis

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 101, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2324-2335

  Morishita, Yoshihiro ^a,b   Iwasa, Yoh ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MORPHOGENESIS; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; BODY PATTERNING; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 81255167463     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2011.09.048     Document Type: Article

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