Computational modeling of epithelial tissues

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Systems Biology and Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 191-201

  Smallwood, Rod ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOLOGY; BIOPHYSICS; CELL ADHESION; CELL CYCLE; CYTOSKELETON; EPITHELIUM; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ANIMALS; BIOPHYSICAL PHENOMENA; CELL ADHESION; CELL CYCLE; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; CYTOSKELETON; EPITHELIUM; HUMANS; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION, CELLULAR; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY;

EID: 78049432163     PISSN: 19395094     EISSN: 1939005X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wsbm.18     Document Type: Review

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