A cellular automaton model of cancerous growth.
J Theor Biol
; 161(1): 1-12, 1993 Mar 07.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-8501923
ABSTRACT
A cellular automaton model describing immune system surveillance against cancer is furnished. In formulating the model, we have taken into account the microscopic mechanisms of cancerous growth, such as the proliferation of cancer cells, the cytotoxic behaviors of the immune system, the mechanical pressure inside the tumor and so forth. The model may describe the Gompertz growth of a cancer. The results are in agreement with experimental observations. The influences of the proliferation rate of cancer cells, the cytotoxic rate and other relevant factors affecting the Gompertz growth are studied.
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Assunto principal:
Sistema Imunitário
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Modelos Biológicos
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Neoplasias
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Theor Biol
Ano de publicação:
1993
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Article