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. 2015 Jul 2;12:13. doi: 10.1186/s12976-015-0009-y

Table 3.

Summary of the equations used for the numerical simulation depicted in Figs. 2 and 3

Variable Equation
Proliferative tumor cells density P t+∇·(vP)=Γ P+f QP Q−(f PQ+f PN)P
Quiescent cells density Q t+∇·(vQ)=f PQ P−(f QP+f QN)Q
Necrotic tumor cells density N t+∇·(vN)=f PN P+f QN Q
Host cells density S t+∇·(vS)=0
Endothelial cells density ρ t+∇·(vρ)+∇·(g CH)=f ρρ ρ
[O 2] C t−∇·(D CC)=−g C+h C
[V E G F] α t−∇·(D αα)=−g α+h α
Advection velocity v=−kφ
Pressure −∇·(kφ)=Γ P+f ρρ ρ−∇·(g CH)