Mathematical models of morphogen gradients and their effects on gene expression

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Developmental Biology

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 715-730

  Shvartsman, Stanislav Y ^a   Baker, Ruth E ^b  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; MORPHOGEN;

ANALYTIC METHOD; DROSOPHILA; ENDOCYTOSIS; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84872658445     PISSN: 17597684     EISSN: 17597692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wdev.55     Document Type: Review

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