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Methods of Stochastic Geometry and Related Statistical Problems in the Analysis and Therapy of Tumour Growth and Tumour Driven Angiogenesis

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    Vincenzo Capasso & Alessandra Micheletti

  2. Dipartimento di Scienze Biomolecolari e Biotecnologie, Università degli Studi di Milano, via Celoria 26, 20133 Milano, Italy

    Elisabetta Dejana

  3. IFOM - Fondazione Istituto FIRC di Oncologia Molecolare, via Adamello 16, 20139 Milano, Italy

    Elisabetta Dejana

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Capasso, V., Dejana, E., Micheletti, A. (2008). Methods of Stochastic Geometry and Related Statistical Problems in the Analysis and Therapy of Tumour Growth and Tumour Driven Angiogenesis. In: Selected Topics in Cancer Modeling. Modeling and Simulation in Science, Engineering and Technology. Birkhäuser Boston. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-8176-4713-1_12

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