MODELS, MEASUREMENT AND INFERENCE IN EPITHELIAL TISSUE DYNAMICS

Authored by Philip K Maini, Alexander G Fletcher, Oliver J Maclaren, Helen M Byrne

Date Published: 2015

DOI: 10.3934/mbe.2015.12.1321

Sponsors: United Kingdom Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)

Platforms: No platforms listed

Model Documentation: Other Narrative Mathematical description

Model Code URLs: Model code not found

Abstract

The majority of solid tumours arise in epithelia and therefore much research effort has gone into investigating the growth, renewal and regulation of these tissues. Here we review different mathematical and computational approaches that have been used to model epithelia. We compare different models and describe future challenges that need to be overcome in order to fully exploit new data which present, for the first time, the real possibility for detailed model validation and comparison.
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cancer Tumor-growth Colonic crypt Rearranging disordered patterns Multistage cell lineages Extended potts-model Dissociated cells Monoclonal conversion Population kinetics Inverse problems