The synthesis-diffusion-degradation model explains Bicoid gradient formation in unfertilized eggs

Physical Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Drocco, J A ^a,b   Wieschaus, E F ^a   Tank, D W ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR NONLINEAR STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

BICOID PROTEIN, DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA PROTEIN; ENHANCED GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CALIBRATION; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; GENETICS; IMAGE PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; OOCYTE; PHOTON; PHYSIOLOGY; ZYGOTE;

ANIMALS; CALIBRATION; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; FEMALE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OVUM; PHOTONS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; ZYGOTE;

EID: 84867242357     PISSN: 14783967     EISSN: 14783975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1478-3975/9/5/055004     Document Type: Article

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