On the role of physics in the growth and pattern formation of multi-cellular systems: What can we learn from individual-cell based models?

Journal of Statistical Physics

Volumn 128, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 287-345

  Drasdo, Dirk ^a,b,c,d   Hoehme, Stefan ^c   Block, Michael ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b INRIA   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MATHEMATICS IN THE SCIENCES   (Germany)

^e TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agent based models; Biomechanics; Blastulation; Cell populations; Early development; Gastrulation; Individual cell based models; Monolayer growth; Tumor growth

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249873259     PISSN: 00224715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10955-007-9289-x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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