A thermodynamic approach to the 'mitosis/apoptosis' ratio in cancer

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications

Volumn 436, Issue , 2015, Pages 246-255

  Lucia, Umberto ^a   Ponzetto, Antonio ^b   Deisboeck, Thomas S ^c,d  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d ThinkMotu LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Apoptosis mitosis ratio; Entropy; Irreversibility; Mitosis

Indexed keywords

CELL DEATH; DISEASES; TUMORS;

ENTROPY GENERATION; EXTERNAL FIELDS; INNOVATIVE APPROACHES; IRREVERSIBILITY; MITOSIS; SELF-ORGANIZING SYSTEMS; THERMODYNAMIC APPROACHES;

ENTROPY;

EID: 84930003470     PISSN: 03784371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2015.05.046     Document Type: Article

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