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and cells |
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number of nodes (points) on the perimeter of the cell and nucleus (i.e. their membranes) |
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and points |
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point |
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anterior region of cell |
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force |
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posterior region of cell |
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force of a Voigt subunit acting on
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viscosity of a Voigt subunit |
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spring constant of a Voigt subunit |
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position of
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Superscripts |
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velocity of
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cell membrane |
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inner pressure |
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cell nucleus |
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environmental pressure |
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total of all related parameters |
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stop volume region |
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inner cell |
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growth volume region |
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cell-cell interactions |
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current volume of the cell |
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cell-ECM interactions |
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rest volume of the cell |
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external parameters |
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stop volume region coefficient |
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mitosis process |
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growth volume region coefficient |
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cytoskeleton |
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dividing force that acts on nucleus points |
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nucleus cytoskeleton |
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dividing force that acts on membrane points |
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membrane |
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distance separating two daughter cells |
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pressure |
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drag coefficient of each point |
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adhesion |
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maximum separation between two points for initiating adhesion |
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elastic cell-cell or cell-ECM repulsion |
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minimum separation between two points for disrupting adhesion |
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maximum separation between two points for elastic interaction |
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distance between and the membrane surface of cell or ECM |
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form factor |
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total occupied area of cells |
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number of cells |
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cell edge density |
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sum of the lengths of all internal cell boundaries plus half of the perimeter of the patch |