Analysis of a mathematical model of the effect of inhibitors on the growth of tumors

Mathematical Biosciences

Volumn 164, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 103-137

  Cui, Shangbin ^a,b   Friedman, Avner ^c  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

Free boundary problems; Inhibitors; Parabolic equations; Tumors

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CANCER INHIBITION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; TUMOR GROWTH;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0034040582     PISSN: 00255564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-5564(99)00063-2     Document Type: Article

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