Dynamics of a model for brain tumors reveals a small window for therapeutic intervention

Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems - Series B

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 289-295

  Swanson, Kristin R ^a,b   Alvord Jr , Ellsworth C ^a   Murray, J D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain tumor; Invasion; Mathematical model

Indexed keywords

EID: 1042291055     PISSN: 15313492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3934/dcdsb.2004.4.289     Document Type: Conference Paper

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