Abstract:
:Theoretical and empirical arguments are used to support the growth kinetics of disseminated tumors. Employing viable hypotheses, it is established that Gompertzian growth of disseminated cancer cells can be derived from a number of theoretical considerations. Empirical methods are used to validate and confirm the theoretical assertions with the use of available data.
journal_name
Bull Math Bioljournal_title
Bulletin of mathematical biologyauthors
Afenya EK,Calderón CPdoi
10.1006/bulm.1999.0165subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2000-05-01 00:00:00pages
527-42issue
3eissn
0092-8240issn
1522-9602pii
S0092-8240(99)90165-9journal_volume
62pub_type
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journal_title:Bulletin of mathematical biology
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doi:10.1006/bulm.2002.0311
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journal_title:Bulletin of mathematical biology
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doi:10.1016/j.bulm.2004.08.001
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journal_title:Bulletin of mathematical biology
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journal_title:Bulletin of mathematical biology
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abstract::Since the first major outbreak reported on the island Yap in 2007, the Zika virus spread has alerted the scientific community worldwide. Zika is an arbovirus transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes; particularly in Central and South America, the main vector is the same mosquito that transmits dengue and chikungunya, Aedes aeg...
journal_title:Bulletin of mathematical biology
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doi:10.1007/s11538-016-0219-4
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journal_title:Bulletin of mathematical biology
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journal_title:Bulletin of mathematical biology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s11538-013-9820-y
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journal_title:Bulletin of mathematical biology
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journal_title:Bulletin of mathematical biology
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journal_title:Bulletin of mathematical biology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s11538-007-9241-x
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journal_title:Bulletin of mathematical biology
pub_type: 杂志文章
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doi:10.1007/s11538-010-9521-8
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s11538-010-9559-7
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journal_title:Bulletin of mathematical biology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s11538-005-9014-3
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doi:10.1007/s11538-018-0438-y
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journal_title:Bulletin of mathematical biology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.bulm.2004.06.007
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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journal_title:Bulletin of mathematical biology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s11538-014-0044-6
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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