Simulation of proliferation and differentiation of cells in a stem-cell niche

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications

Volumn 387, Issue 24, 2008, Pages 6126-6136

  Zhdanov, Vladimir P ^a,b  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b BORESKOV INSTITUTE OF CATALYSIS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Cell cell communication; Differentiation; Diffusion; Monte Carlo simulations; Pattern formation; Progenitor and environmental cells; Proliferation; Stem cells; Stem cell niches; Stochastic kinetics

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYTOLOGY; DIFFERENTIATION (CALCULUS); MAMMALS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; STOCHASTIC PROGRAMMING;

CELL DIVISIONS; CELL-CELL COMMUNICATION; DIFFERENTIATION; DIFFUSION; ENVIRONMENTAL CELLS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; LATTICE MODELING; MAMMALIAN BRAIN; MONTE CARLO SIMULATIONS; PATTERN FORMATION; PROGENITOR AND ENVIRONMENTAL CELLS; PROLIFERATION; SPATIAL CONSTRAINTS; SPATIO-TEMPORAL; STEM CELLS; STEM-CELL NICHES; STOCHASTIC KINETICS; SUBVENTRICULAR ZONE; TISSUE HOMEOSTASIS;

CELLS;

EID: 49649102544     PISSN: 03784371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2008.07.010     Document Type: Article

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