A review of spatial computational models for multi-cellular systems, with regard to intestinal crypts and colorectal cancer development

Journal of Mathematical Biology

Volumn 66, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1409-1462

  De Matteis, Giovanni ^a   Graudenzi, Alex ^b   Antoniotti, Marco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cell adhesion; Cell sorting; Colorectal cancer; Crypt dynamics; Modeling; Simulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877019355     PISSN: 03036812     EISSN: 14321416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00285-012-0539-4     Document Type: Article

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