MODELING THE MOTION OF A CELL POPULATION IN THE

The paper aims at describing the motion of cells in fibrous tissues taking into account of the interaction with the network fibers and among cells, of chemotaxis, and of contact guidance from network fibers. Both a kinetic model and its continuum limit are described.

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