Integrating intracellular dynamics using CompuCell3D and bionetsolver: Applications to multiscale modelling of cancer cell growth and invasion

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Andasari, Vivi ^a   Roper, Ryan T ^b   Swat, Maciej H ^c   Chaplain, Mark A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b Indiana University ^*

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA CATENIN; UVOMORULIN; CADHERIN;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER INVASION; CELL ADHESION; CELL FUNCTION; COMPUTER PREDICTION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; SIMULATION; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL PROLIFERATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MULTICELLULAR SPHEROID; NEOPLASM; PATHOLOGY;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; BETA CATENIN; CADHERINS; CELL PROLIFERATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; NEOPLASMS; SPHEROIDS, CELLULAR;

EID: 84858853541     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0033726     Document Type: Article

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