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Original Article

A Mathematical Model Describing Consequences of Abnormally High Levels of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor on the Proliferation of Neoplastic Cells

Michael Pollak Departments of Medicine and Oncology, McGill University and Lady Davis Research Institute of the Jewish General Hospital 3755 Cote St. Catherine Road Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3T 1E2
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Abraham Boyarsky Department of Mathematics, Concordia University Montreal, Canada, H4B 1R6
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Pawel Gora Department of Mathematics, Warsaw University, Warsaw, Poland
Pages 513-520 | Published online: 11 Jun 2009

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