A model of growing vascular structures

Bulletin of Mathematical Biology

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 409-424

  Nekka, F ^a   Kyriacos, S ^a   Kerrigan, C ^b   Cartilier, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BLOOD VESSEL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MATHEMATICS; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

ADULT; ANIMALS; BLOOD VESSELS; HUMANS; MATHEMATICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PHYSIOLOGIC;

EID: 0030137719     PISSN: 00928240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02460590     Document Type: Article

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