Mathematical modeling of telomere shortening: an overview

• Autorzy: Olofsson P.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Shortening of telomeres is one of the supposed mechanisms of aging and death. This paper reviews the attempts to model and analyze this process with mathematical methods. The emphasis is put on branching process models where the main features are irreducibility and polynomial growth.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

branching process; population dynamics; cell population; telomeres

• Wydawca: Polish Academy of Sciences, Committee of Automatic Control and Robotics
• Czasopismo: Archives of Control Sciences
• Rocznik: 1999
• Tom: Vol. 9, no. 1/2
• Strony: 133--141

Twórcy

autor

Olofsson P.

• Department of Statistics, Rice University, Houston, USA