A weakly nonlinear analysis of a model of avascular solid tumour growth

Journal of Mathematical Biology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 59-89

  Byrne, Helen M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Stability analysis; Tumour growth; Weakly nonlinear analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL DIVISION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; NEOPLASM; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL; VASCULARIZATION;

CELL DIVISION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LINEAR MODELS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEOPLASMS; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS;

EID: 0033158956     PISSN: 03036812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002850050163     Document Type: Article

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