How the neighborhood coherence principle (NCP) can give rise to tissue homeostasis: A cellular automaton approach

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 185, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 475-487

  Phipps, Michel ^a   Darozewski, Janusz ^b   Phipps, Jenny ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOREGULATION; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL DEATH; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIVISION; CELL GROWTH; CELL JUNCTION; CELL MATURATION; HOMEOSTASIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MITOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031582224     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1996.0302     Document Type: Article

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