The aggregation process in populations of Dictyostelium discoideum is mediated by cell communication through cyclic AMP (cAMP) signals and the chemotactic response of the cells to concentration gradients of cAMP. In the present paper several simple algorithms that describe cell behavior are used to
Dictyostelium discoideum—a model for many reasons
✍ Scribed by Sarah J. Annesley; Paul R. Fisher
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 700 KB
- Volume
- 329
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0300-8177
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