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

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Friedman, Avner (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2006.
• Σειρά: Lecture Notes in Mathematics, 1872
• Θέματα: Mathematics.; Differential equations.; Partial differential equations.; Calculus of variations.; Biomathematics.; Mathematical and Computational Biology.; Ordinary Differential Equations.; Partial Differential Equations.; Calculus of Variations and Optimal Control; Optimization.; Physiological, Cellular and Medical Topics.
• Φυσική περιγραφή: VII, 246 p. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783540324157
• ISSN: 0075-8434 ;

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.