Computational models of the NF-κB signalling pathway

Computation

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 131-158

  Williams, Richard A ^a,b   Timmis, Jon ^a   Qwarnstrom, Eva E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agent based modelling; Computational biology; Mathematical modelling; NF B; Signal transduction; Systems biology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937566091     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20793197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/computation2040131     Document Type: Review

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