Stochastic modelling for gradient sensing by chemotactic cells

Science and Technology of Advanced Materials

Volumn 5, Issue 5-6, 2004, Pages 715-718

  Ishii, Daisuke ^a   Ishikawa, Kenichi L ^a   Fujita, Takehisa ^a   Nakazawa, Masaharu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chemotaxis; Dictyostelium; Nonlinear signal amplification; Reaction diffusion

Indexed keywords

BINDING ENERGY; CELLS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FEEDBACK; IMMUNOLOGY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PROTEINS; RANDOM PROCESSES; SIGNAL DETECTION; STATISTICAL METHODS;

DICTYOSTELIUM; GRADIENT SENSING; NONLINEAR SIGNAL AMPLIFICATION; REACTION-DIFFUSION;

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY;

EID: 9444287034     PISSN: 14686996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.stam.2004.02.022     Document Type: Conference Paper

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