Modelling the effect of cell shedding on avascular tumour growth

Journal of Theoretical Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 155-174

  Ward, J P ^a   King, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asymptotic analysis; Cell shedding; Mathematical modelling; Numerical solution; Tumour growth

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CELL DEATH; CELL FUNCTION; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MITOSIS INHIBITION; MITOSIS RATE; MULTICELLULAR SPHEROID; STEADY STATE; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR SPHEROID; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0034587634     PISSN: 10273662     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10273660008833044     Document Type: Article

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