Mathematical modelling of avascular tumour growth based on diffusion of nutrients and its validation

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 732-740

  Kiran, Kanchi Lakshmi ^a   Jayachandran, Devaraj ^a   Lakshminarayanan, S ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Avascular tumour; Diffusion; Gompertzian; Mathematical model; Necrosis

Indexed keywords

APOPTOSIS; AVASCULAR TUMOUR; CONCENTRATION PROFILES; CONSUMPTION RATES; GOMPERTZIAN; IN-VITRO; MAIN PROCESS; MATHEMATICAL MODELLING; NECROSIS; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATIONS; TUMOUR GROWTH;

CELL DEATH; CELL MEMBRANES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; GLUCOSE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUTRIENTS; OXYGEN; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS;

TUMORS;

EID: 70349554620     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.20204     Document Type: Article

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