A Hybrid Discrete-Continuum Mathematical Model of Pattern Prediction in the Developing Retinal Vasculature

Bulletin of Mathematical Biology

Volumn 74, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2272-2314

  McDougall, S R ^a   Watson, M G ^a   Devlin, A H ^b   Mitchell, C A ^b   Chaplain, M A J ^c  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Retinopathy

Indexed keywords

VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A, MOUSE; VASCULOTROPIN A;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; C57BL MOUSE; CHEMOTAXIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYTOLOGY; METABOLISM; MOUSE; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; RETINA; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CHEMOTAXIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RETINA; RETINAL VESSELS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

ANIMALIA; MURINAE; MUS;

EID: 84866463851     PISSN: 00928240     EISSN: 15229602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11538-012-9754-9     Document Type: Article

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