From the mathematical kinetic, and stochastic game theory to modelling mutations, onset, progression and immune competition of cancer cells

Physics of Life Reviews

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 183-206

  Bellomo, N ^a   Delitala, M ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Active particles; Evolution; Genes and genome; Kinetic theory; Multicellular systems; Mutations; Stochastic games; System biology

Indexed keywords

EID: 54049101941     PISSN: 15710645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plrev.2008.07.001     Document Type: Review

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