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Computational biology of cancer : lecture notes and mathematical modeling /
The book shows how mathematical and computational models can be used to study cancer biology. It introduces the concept of mathematical modeling and then applies it to a variety of topics in cancer biology. These include aspects of cancer initiation and progression, such as the somatic evolution of...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hackensack, NJ :
World Scientific,
2005.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- Preface; Contents; Chapter 1 Cancer and somatic evolution; Chapter 2 Mathematical modeling of tumorigenesis; Chapter 3 Cancer initiation: one-hit and two-hit stochastic models; Chapter 4 Microsatellite and chromosomal instability in sporadic and familial cancers; Chapter 5 Cellular origins of cancer; Chapter 6 Costs and benefits of chromosomal instability; Chapter 7 DNA damage and genetic instability; Chapter 8 Tissue aging and the development of cancer; Chapter 9 Basic models of tumor inhibition and promotion; Chapter 10 Mechanisms of tumor neovascularization.