Cancer metabolism and the dynamics of metastasis

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 256, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 305-310

  Dattoli, G ^a   Guiot, C ^b   Delsanto, P P ^c   Ottaviani, P L ^d   Pagnutti, S ^d   Deisboeck, T S ^e  

^a ENEA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^d ENEA   (Italy)

^e MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

General theory and mathematical aspects

Indexed keywords

CANCER; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; METABOLISM; NUMERICAL MODEL; TUMOR;

ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER STATISTICS; HOST; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; METABOLISM; METASTASIS; NEOPLASM; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER;

ANIMALS; ENERGY METABOLISM; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; NEOPLASMS; PROBABILITY; PROSTATE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 58149114637     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2008.10.008     Document Type: Article

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