A Comparison of Continuum and Cell-based Models of Colorectal Cancer

Colorectal cancer is thought to originate in the epithelial cells that line the colorectal crypt and, in most cases, is associated with a mutation in Wnt-signalling pathway. These mutations cause cells to alter their proliferative behaviour, make their cytoskeleton less deformable and increase thei...

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Main Author: Walter, Alexander
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2009
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/10763/