Mathematical analysis of a model for the initiation of angiogenesis

SIAM Journal on Mathematical Analysis

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1330-1355

  Fontelos, Marco A ^a   Friedman, Avner ^a   Hu, Bei ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Degenerate parabolic equations; Tumor growth

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036433997     PISSN: 00361410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/S0036141001385046     Document Type: Article

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