Rule-based simulation of multi-cellular biological systems-a review of modeling techniques

Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 285-294

  Hwang, Minki ^a   Garbey, Marc ^b   Berceli, Scott A ^c,d   Tran Son Tay, Roger ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b University of Houston   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Agent based modeling; Cellular automata; Individual based modeling

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL AGENT;

APOPTOSIS; CELL DEATH; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIVISION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL INTERACTION; CELL MIGRATION; CYTOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FORCE; MICROVASCULATURE; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIMULATION;

EID: 70349480707     PISSN: 18655025     EISSN: 18655033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12195-009-0078-2     Document Type: Review

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