NORMAL AND TUMOR-TISSUE GROWTH

Authors
CHATTOPADHYAY J TAPASWI PK
Citation
J. Chattopadhyay et Pk. Tapaswi, NORMAL AND TUMOR-TISSUE GROWTH, Cybernetica, 37(1), 1994, pp. 85-96
Citations number
27
Categorie Soggetti
Ergonomics,"Controlo Theory & Cybernetics","Computer Science Cybernetics",Ergonomics
Journal title
Cybernetica → ACNP
ISSN journal
00114227
Volume
37
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
85 - 96
Database
ISI
SICI code
0011-4227(1994)37:1<85:NATG>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
A one-dimensional reaction-diffusion model of normal and tumor tissue growth has been proposed in this paper. ft has been observed that spat ially variable seff diffusion coefficients acts as a key factor for ex plaining the characteristic properties of tumor tissue growth. The con cept of the introduction of a spatially variable self diffusion coeffi cient in the reaction-diffusion model comes from the idea of 'contact cell inhibition' of mitosis which is a well recognized hypothesis in B iology.