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Tutorials in Mathematical Biosciences III: Cell Cycle, Proliferation, and Cancer

✍ Scribed by Baltazar D. Aguda (auth.), Avner Friedman (eds.)

Book ID
127453374
Publisher
Springer
Year
2006
Tongue
English
Weight
7 MB
Edition
1
Category
Library
City
New York
ISBN
3540324151

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✦ Synopsis

This volume introduces some basic mathematical models for cell cycle, proliferation, cancer, and cancer therapy. Chapter 1 gives an overview of the modeling of the cell division cycle. Chapter 2 describes how tumor secretes growth factors to form new blood vessels in its vicinity, which provide it with nutrients it needs in order to grow. Chapter 3 explores the process that enables the tumor to invade the neighboring tissue. Chapter 4 models the interaction between a tumor and the immune system. Chapter 5 is concerned with chemotherapy; it uses concepts from control theory to minimize obstacles arising from drug resistance and from cell cycle dynamics. Finally, Chapter 6 reviews mathematical results for various cancer models.

✦ Subjects

Physiological, Cellular and Medical Topics

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