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Mathematical modeling of cancer cell invasion of tissue: biological insight from mathematical analys...

Mathematical modeling of cancer cell invasion of tissue: biological insight from mathematical analys...

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Mathematical modeling of cancer cell invasion of tissue: biological insight from mathematical analysis and computational simulation

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Full title

Mathematical modeling of cancer cell invasion of tissue: biological insight from mathematical analysis and computational simulation

Publisher

Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag

Journal title

Journal of mathematical biology, 2011-07, Vol.63 (1), p.141-171

Language

English

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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag

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Contents

The ability of cancer cells to break out of tissue compartments and invade locally gives solid tumours a defining deadly characteristic. One of the first steps of invasion is the remodelling of the surrounding tissue or extracellular matrix (ECM) and a major part of this process is the over-expression of proteolytic enzymes, such as the urokinase-t...

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Mathematical modeling of cancer cell invasion of tissue: biological insight from mathematical analysis and computational simulation

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_871965713

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_871965713

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ISSN

0303-6812

E-ISSN

1432-1416

DOI

10.1007/s00285-010-0369-1

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