A stochastic model in tumor growth

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 242, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 329-336

  Albano, G ^a   Giorno, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diffusion process; First exit time problem; Gompertz equation; Ornstein Uhlenbeck process; Tumor cells kinetic

Indexed keywords

NUMERICAL MODEL; STOCHASTICITY; TUMOR;

ARTICLE; DEATH; DIFFUSION; EVOLUTION; PARATHYROID TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOCHASTIC MODEL; TUMOR CELL; TUMOR GROWTH;

CELL DIVISION; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEOPLASMS; PARATHYROID NEOPLASMS; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES;

EID: 33747171696     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2006.03.001     Document Type: Article

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