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The embedded tumour: host physiology is important for the evaluation of tumour growth

The growth potential of a tumour can significantly depend on host features such as age, cell proliferation rates and caloric intake. Although this is widely known, existing mathematical models for tumour growth do not account for it. We therefore developed a new model for tumour growth, starting fro...

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Autores principales: van Leeuwen, I M M, Zonneveld, C, Kooijman, S A L M
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2003
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2395294/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14676803
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjc.6601394