Cell loss and the concept of potential doubling time

Cytometry

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 34-40

  Bertuzzi, A ^a   Gandolfi, A ^a   Sinisgalli, C ^a   Starace, G ^a   Ubezio, P ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cell cycle duration; Cell loss; Cell population models; DNA BrdUrd flow cytometry; Potential doubling time; Tumor growth

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CANCER GROWTH; CELL CYCLE; CELL GROWTH; CELL LOSS; CELL POPULATION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTIMETABOLITES, ANTINEOPLASTIC; BROMODEOXYURIDINE; CELL DIVISION; CELL SURVIVAL; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0030928051     PISSN: 01964763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0320(19970901)29:1<34::AID-CYTO3>3.0.CO;2-D     Document Type: Article

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