Spatial aspects in the SMAD signaling pathway

Journal of Mathematical Biology

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1171-1197

  Claus, J ^a   Friedmann, E ^b   Klingmuller U ^c   Rannacher, R ^b   Szekeres, T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b Department of Applied Mathematics ^*  (Germany)

^c GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cell signaling; Finite elements; Mesh generation; Mixed differential equations

Indexed keywords

SMAD PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; KINETICS; LIVER CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEPATOCYTES; KINETICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SMAD PROTEINS;

EID: 84885370502     PISSN: 03036812     EISSN: 14321416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00285-012-0574-1     Document Type: Article

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