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Progress in theoretical biology. Volume 5 /
Progress in Theoretical Biology, Volume 5 covers the developments in theoretical biology. The book discusses the dynamic behaviors exhibited by cellular control circuits and the role of the cell as a morphogenetic and physiological unit; the stable dynamics of genetic networks; and the organization...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Academic Press,
1978.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Progress in Theoretical Biology; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Contributors; Preface; Contents of Previous Volumes; Chapter 1. The Dynamics of Feedback Control Circuits in Biochemical Pathways; I. Introduction; II. Kinetic Equations; III. Inducible Systems; IV. Repressible Systems; V. Discussion; Appendix A: Existence of Oscillatory Solutions for Negative Feedback Loops; Appendix B: Periodic Solutions of Negative Feedback Loops with a Step Function Nonlinearity; Chapter 2. Stable Dynamics of Genetic Networks; I. Introduction; II. Connectance and Forcing Connectance
- III. Connection between Forcible Functions and Internal HomogeneityIV. Distribution of Number of Forcible Inputs among Boolean Functions; V. Density of Noncontractible Functions; VI. Metrics for Natural Boolean Order; VII. Upper Bound on Forcing Connectance; VIII. Large, Growing, Sparsely Connected Genetic Networks Condense and Have Largest Forcing Components; IX. Joint Distribution of Cycle and Disclosure Length; X. Distribution of Cycle and Disclosure Length: Predicted and Observed Effect of Forcibility; XI. Genetic and Metabolic Implications
- VII. Predictive Power of the New FrameworkVIII. The Structure of Serology; IX. Summary and Conclusions; Chapter 5. Communication, Memory, and Development; I. Introduction; II. Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea: Noise versus Saturation; III. The Statistics of Switches: Gain Control and Adaptation in On-Center Off-Surround Networks; IV. Contrast Enhancement and Short-Term Memory; V. The Statistics of Messages: Randomness Prevents Randomness; VI. Competitive Group Interactions; VII. Hysteresis, Peak Shifts, and Slow Drifts; VIII. Ratio Processing by Antagonistic Cells
- IX. Slow Waves and PacemakersX. Long-Term Memory; XI. Reaction-Diffusion Models in Development; XII. Regeneration of Hydra's Heads; XIII. The Analogy between Regulation and Adaptation; XIV. Blastula to Gastrula in the Sea Urchin; XV. Pseudopodal Signaling and Self-Corrective Feedback; XVI. Some Experimental Tests; XVII. Production versus Directed Growth; XVIII. Biochemical Memory and the Folds of Rhodnius; XIX. Slime Mold Aggregation and Slug Motion; XX. Adhesiveness, Growth, Cell Streaming, and Division