Mathematical modeling for keloid formation triggered by virus: Malignant effects and immune system competition

Mathematical Models and Methods in Applied Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 389-419

  Bianca, Carlo ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biological complexity; evolution; fibrosis; kinetic theory; mutations; stochastic games

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL COMPLEXITY; EVOLUTION; FIBROSIS; MUTATIONS; STOCHASTIC GAME;

CELL CULTURE; COMPETITION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; IMMUNOLOGY; KINETIC THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; VIRUSES;

GAME THEORY;

EID: 77955922437     PISSN: 02182025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S021820251100509X     Document Type: Article

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