Qualitative analysis of second-order models of tumor-immune system competition

Mathematical and Computer Modelling

Volumn 47, Issue 11-12, 2008, Pages 1339-1355

  Cattani, C ^a   Ciancio, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asymptotic analysis; Dynamical systems; Nonlinearity; Population models

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOTIC ANALYSIS; CELL PROLIFERATION; DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS; IMMUNOLOGY; LEARNING SYSTEMS; TUMORS;

POPULATION MODELS; SECOND-ORDER MODELS; TUMOR-IMMUNE SYSTEM INTERACTION; TUMOR-STIMULATED PROLIFERATION;

PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS;

EID: 43049103143     PISSN: 08957177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcm.2007.07.005     Document Type: Article

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