Investigation of cellular movement in the prostate epithelium using an agent-based model

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 250, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 642-654

  Lao, Bert J ^a   Kamei, Daniel T ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Agent based model; Prostate cancer; Prostate epithelium; Prostate stem cell

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3,4,5 TRISPHOSPHATE 3 PHOSPHATASE; THYMOSIN; THYMOSIN BETA15; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CANCER; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HOMEOSTASIS; MODEL; MORPHOLOGY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CANCER GROWTH; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL MOTION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRUCTURE; HOMEOSTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATE EPITHELIUM; SIMULATION; STEM CELL; THEORETICAL MODEL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; CELL DEATH; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MOVEMENT; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROSTATE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; PTEN PHOSPHOHYDROLASE; RATS; STEM CELLS; THYMOSIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

EID: 38649099394     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2007.11.001     Document Type: Article

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