Parameter estimation for an immortal model of colonic stem cell division using approximate Bayesian computation

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 306, Issue , 2012, Pages 104-114

  Walters, Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Approximate Bayesian computation; Colonic stem cells; DNA methylation; Immortal model

Indexed keywords

DNA; METHYLTRANSFERASE;

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; CYTOLOGY; DNA; METHYLATION; NUMERICAL MODEL;

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIVISION; COLON STEM CELL DIVISION; DNA METHYLATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOLECULAR CLOCK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEGREGATION ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; TURNOVER TIME;

ADULT; AGED; BAYES THEOREM; CELL DIVISION; CELL LINEAGE; COLON; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; DNA METHYLATION; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; STEM CELLS;

EID: 84860999344     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2012.04.021     Document Type: Article

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