A Continuum Mathematical Model of the Developing Murine Retinal Vasculature

Bulletin of Mathematical Biology

Volumn 73, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2430-2451

  Aubert, M ^a,b   Chaplain, M A J ^a   McDougall, S R ^b   Devlin, A ^c   Mitchell, C A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Astrocytes; Chemotaxis; Growth factors; Retina

Indexed keywords

MURINAE;

EID: 80255140459     PISSN: 00928240     EISSN: 15229602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11538-011-9631-y     Document Type: Article

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