title: The regulatory strength: how to be precise about regulation and homeostasis.
abstract: The concepts of regulation and homeostasis are of frequent use but lack a single universally accepted definition. Here we propose a definition of the regulatory strength and homeostatic strength, which allow to assess the importance of a regulatory pathway in a quantitative fashion.
authors.affiliation: Division of Molecular Biology, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kahn
authors.forename: H V
authors.initials: HV
authors.lastname: Westerhoff
mesh_terms: D004798:Enzymes / Q000378:metabolism; D006706:Homeostasis; D008433:Mathematics; D008954:Models, Biological
chemical_list: D004798:Enzymes