MODELING TUMOR-GROWTH

被引:39
作者
CALDERON, CP [1 ]
KWEMBE, TA [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV ILLINOIS,COLL ENGN,CHICAGO,IL 60680
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10.1016/0025-5564(91)90093-X
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Q [生物科学];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
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The meaning and limitations of certain mathematical models of tumor growth are discussed, and some new derivations of the existing models are given. A theoretical justification for Gompertz's law of growth for tumors is presented. An age-dependent Von Bertalanffy's equation and diffusion models are introduced, and existence and uniqueness problems are addressed.
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页数:18
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