Computational Modeling of Angiogenesis: Towards a Multi-Scale Understanding of Cell–Cell and Cell–Matrix Interactions

Studies in Mechanobiology, Tissue Engineering and Biomaterials

Volumn 12, Issue , 2013, Pages 161-183

  Boas, Sonja E M ^a,b   Palm, Margriet M ^a,b   Koolwijk, Pieter ^c   Merks, Roeland M H ^a,b  

^a CWI   (Netherlands)

^b Netherlands Institute for Systems Biology   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Fibrin Matrix; Network Formation; Proteolytic Enzyme; Proteolytic Enzyme Secretion; Stalk Cell

Indexed keywords

EID: 85050957699     PISSN: 18682006     EISSN: 18682014     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-30856-7_8     Document Type: Chapter

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