A generalization of Gompertz law compatible with the Gyllenberg-Webb theory for tumour growth

Mathematical Biosciences

Volumn 230, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 45-54

  d'Onofrio, Alberto ^a   Fasano, Antonio ^b   Monechi, Bernardo ^b  

^a EUROPEAN INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Laws of growth; Population based models; Quiescent cells; Special functions; Tumor

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL PROPERTIES; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FULLY COMPATIBLE; GOMPERTZ MODEL; LAWS OF GROWTH; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; POPULATION MODEL; POPULATION-BASED MODELS; QUIESCENT CELLS; SPECIAL FUNCTIONS; THEORETICAL BASIS; TUMOUR GROWTH;

NUMERICAL METHODS; TUMORS;

POPULATION STATISTICS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROWTH RATE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; THEORETICAL STUDY; TUMOR;

ARTICLE; CANCER THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GOMPERTS LAW COMPATIBLE; GYLLENBERG WEBB THEORY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MATHEMATICAL PARAMETERS; POPULATION MODEL; THEORETICAL STUDY; TUMOR GROWTH;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; CELL PROLIFERATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMARY NEOPLASMS, ANIMAL; MAMMARY NEOPLASMS, EXPERIMENTAL; MICE; MICE, NUDE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 79951769163     PISSN: 00255564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mbs.2011.01.001     Document Type: Article

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