A growth and division model for retinoblastoma

Mathematical Biosciences

Volumn 211, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 255-264

  Shonkwiler, R ^a   Mistretta, M ^a   Varma, V ^b  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Mathematical modeling; Retinoblastoma

Indexed keywords

MUTAGENESIS; ONCOLOGY; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PATIENT TREATMENT; PROTEINS; STOCHASTIC MODELS;

CARRIER FREQUENCY; PROGENY RETINAL CELL; RETINOBLASTOMA; STOCHASTIC SIMULATION;

GENES;

CANCER; CHROMOSOME; EYE DISEASE; GENE EXPRESSION; MUTATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; STOCHASTICITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; CHILD; CHROMOSOME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MUTATION RATE; RETINOBLASTOMA; TUMOR GROWTH;

CELL GROWTH PROCESSES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUTATION; RETINOBLASTOMA;

EID: 38149094853     PISSN: 00255564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mbs.2007.08.005     Document Type: Article

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