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Time-delayed model of the unbiased movement of Tetrahymena Pyriformis

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In our paper we investigate the unbiased movement of the unicellular eukaryotic ciliate Tetrahymena Pyriformis. We use a time-delayed version of the previously known model to describe the specific movement of this species. With the help of semi-discretization, we state analytic results for the model.

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  1. Department of Analysis, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary

    Orsolya Sáfár

  2. Department of Genetics, Cell- and Immunology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary

    László Kőhidai & Andrea Hegedűs

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Sáfár, O., Kőhidai, L. & Hegedűs, A. Time-delayed model of the unbiased movement of Tetrahymena Pyriformis. Period Math Hung 63, 215–225 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10998-011-8215-9

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